Cinequest 2014: ‘Eternity: the Movie’ – the Trailer
We’ll be featuring trailers and pieces on as many of the Cinequest highlights that we think will specifically interest Fanboy Planet readers, though the whole […]
Movies
Cinequest 2014: Cargo
Yes, I can watch zombie films. And every now and then, I’m really glad I do. This is beautiful — a little story of hope […]
Sweethearts of the Galaxy Episode 1 – “Wish Granted”
My friend Dexter Adriano directs this webseries about cosplayers who turn superhero after one suffers a head injury and believes she’s an alien being named […]
Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Long ago in the Nine Realms, the Dark Elves sought to destroy reality as we know it, barely suppressed in time by the Asgardians. And […]
Comic-Con 2013: The Godzilla Encounter
“When mankind falls into conflict with nature, monsters are born.” So Legendary Entertainment would have us believe, and they have a way of making it […]
Rock The Block: The Story Of The Cactus Club
Lon Lopez wrote, directed, and produced this documentary about a local rock club that could… until the city said it couldn’t. Christopher J. Garcia also […]
Review: ‘Iron Man 3’
Tony Stark can’t sleep. Ever since New York, everything’s different. The cool exec with the heart of steel opened it up. He knows who he […]
Comic-Con 2012: Ron Ely Knows Who He Is
Every year at Comic-Con there’s that one panel that might be obscure to some people but that I know I just have to see, and […]
Review: Dark Shadows
In Hollywood math terms, Dark Shadows would be a no-brainer. Vampires are hot. Johnny Depp is hot. Johnny Depp as a vampire should be the […]
Review: ‘The Avengers’
After years of build-up, Marvel Entertainment has finally delivered The Avengers unto us. In the capable hands of writer/director Joss Whedon, it balances the snark […]
Comic-Con 2011: James Gunn Is Still ‘Super’
In a year when the movies feel flooded with superheroes, one came out of the gate early, violently and yet somewhat quietly. That would be […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
Review: ‘Thor’
It was always about fathers and sons. Actually, that’s what Jack Kirby wrote in his Fourth World saga for DC, but as that was an […]
Review: ‘Super’
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is forged. On the mean streets of your city, violence and injustice can make a man see […]
Review: ‘The Green Hornet’
How do you update a superhero who actually predates comic books? That’s obviously hard enough, but just for laughs and awkward explanations about intellectual property, […]
Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Reviewed by Lon Lopez Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is like a twenty hit combo ending with a giant shuriken to the skull. And if […]
The Heroic Movie Age: After ‘Iron Man 2’, What’s Next?
After watching The Incredible Hulk, I resigned myself to all the Marvel movies being one long epic story, with each “episode” focusing on different characters. […]
Review: ‘Iron Man 2’
Steve Jobs wishes he were Tony Stark. Sure, the iPad announcement was cool, but if Jobs had actually dropped down from the sky on repulsor […]
Sit Down Spider-Man; Kick-Ass Owns!
The more and more I think about it, Kick-Ass was made for me. Or fans like me, maybe. I mean, I love superhero movies, and […]
Review: How To Train Your Dragon
To completely give over to Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon, you have to accept a couple of things. First, there are dragons. That’s really […]