Snake Eyes Reboots G.I. Joe
True story: the only one of Hasbro’s 4 inch G.I. Joe figures that I bought was the original Snake Eyes. Though Nate Costa and Lon […]
Movies
Hercules And The Captive Women: Blu-ray Review
Despite the lurid cover art, the few captive women in Hercules and the Captive Women are presented in a way that are pure nightmare fuel. Their […]
Let There Be Carnage In September
Only in theaters! I think that will work by September. Tom Hardy returns as Eddie Brock, hapless investigative reporter with a murderous alien symbiote. It’s […]
Kamandi Almost Outshines Justice Society
From the opening shot that evokes the cover of Kamandi #1 by Jack Kirby, the DC Showcase short “Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth” grabs your attention […]
Justice Society: World War II Rocks Without Sgt. Rock
By producer Butch Lukic’s own admission, there’s something straightforward and clean about putting superheroes in World War II. Heroes good, Nazis bad. And we all […]
Marvel Studios Teases Phase 4
Opening with Stan Lee talking about how we’re all connected, well, that gets me. But adding in that moment of audience reaction to Avengers: Endgame and I’m […]
Spend Time With Boys From County Hell
If you’re going to say Bram Stoker got it wrong, then you’d better have a good vampire variant to be right. Writer/director Chris Baugh gives […]
California Dreaming With H.P. Lovecraft’s The Deep Ones
The dark Cult of Dagon may even be more frightening when they’re able to disguise themselves as snobby (almost) Santa Barbarans.
Say His Name: Shang-Chi Gets A Trailer
Released on star Simu Liu’s birthday, here’s the teaser trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Bringing a new take on the Master of […]
Zack Snyder Brings His Army Of The Dead
Zack Snyder returns to where he started in feature filmmaking, with humans vs. the undead. However, you can already see some differences from his past […]
Cinequest 2021: Röcket Stähr Rocks Death Of A Rock Star
Though he doesn’t play the orchestra in Death of a Rock Star, filmmaker/musician Röcket Stähr does pretty much everything else on the film. In the wake of […]
Carlos And Jill-Michele And Mobsters And Zombies
Multi-talented comedians Carlos Alazraqui and Jill-Michele Meleán love working together, so they collaborated on the new horror comedy Witness Infection. When two mob families are put […]
The Rock Announces Black Adam Release Date As Terrifyingly As Possible
He practically willed this film into existence. But Dwayne Johnson may be taking the role of Black Adam a little too much to heart. If […]
Cinequest 2021: Death Of A Rockstar
Te morituri, röck and röll. They did say that in the gladiator arenas, didn’t they? If not, let’s say they will in our future history, […]
Cinequest 2021: Slapface
Is there a relationship more special than that of a boy and his monster? Certainly the Virago doesn’t think so. After Lucas (August Maturo) and […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 586: The Most Snyder Cut of All
Sal Pizarro joins the no-holds-barred discussion of Zack Snyder’s Justice League!
Cinequest 2021: D. Mitry Spins Magic Out Of Sorrow
With My True Fairytale, filmmaker D. Mitry turned a personal tragedy into the inspiration for his first feature film. Currently streaming at Cinequest, My True Fairytale […]
Cinequest 2021: I Make Good Sounds At Parties
If a short film can cover insecurity, trauma, heartbreak, and hope in 8 minutes while telling a coherent story through a clever lens, you have […]
They’re Dying To Save The World: The Suicide Squad Trailer
“Who knows why madmen do what they do?” Indeed. But we know why the madmen and women (and creatures) that make up the Suicide Squad […]
Cinequest 2021: Maya Sanbar Illuminates Child Refugee Crisis With Footsteps On The Wind
Having experienced the trauma of being a refugee herself, filmmaker Maya Sanbar knows its effect on children globally — whether it be the result of […]
