Review: ‘Star Trek’
The first time I ever saw Star Trek was in a re-run on Channel 2 at 6 p.m. My parents had recently taken me to […]
Movies
Review: ‘Watchmen’
The times, they are a-changin’, and so must elements of Watchmen when bringing it to film. Fundamentally and occasionally slavishly, Director Zack Snyder leaves the […]
The Man Behind The Hockey Mask
When producers of the new Friday the 13th reboot announced their Jason Voorhees, I had particular reason to be excited. I had known him for […]
Review: The Clone Wars
Just a few days from now in a toy store far, far too close, Star Wars will have kids dancing in the aisles. Come on, […]
Review: ‘The Incredible Hulk’
Whatever Marvel did with The Incredible Hulk, it would be most important they didn’t make us bored. They wouldn’t like us when we were bored, […]
Henry Thomas, Wrapped In ‘Red Velvet’
A creepy guy at a laundromat starts telling a nightmarish story of a strange killer at a lake…and soon fantasy and reality start to merge. […]
Review: ‘Iron Man’
In the 60s, the song went “Tony Stark makes you feel / he’s a cool exec with a heart of steel…” (Okay, so it’s not […]
With One Magic Word…
After years of attending Comic-Con, I’ve managed to learn enough composure to not really have any geek out moments. Yet this year I reacted with […]
Blue Water Comics Rises Like The Kraken
Word went around Comic-Con last summer that Ray Harryhausen’s imagination was going to hit comics, riding a wave of renewed interest in the master’s work. […]
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End’
When a ship gets too heavy, its crew jettisons all the unnecessaries in order to lighten things and speed them up. Unfortunately for Pirates of […]
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’
Starting next week, children across America will be saying “bugger,” imitating Jack Sparrow’s most uttered line. This may not be the most socially responsible development, […]
Brian Greene: Quantum Physics Just Strings Us Along
Okay. The studio gave us this one, but it was hard for me to pass up — a chance to talk quantum physics on Fanboy […]
Review: Hot Fuzz
Guest Review by BBC Radio Humberside’s Jamie Kelwick After gaining cult status with their last movie, Shaun of the Dead, the anticipation for Edgar Wright […]
Real Glory In Blades Of Glory: Peggy Fleming Speaks With Us
All right. I’ll admit this. If I don’t quite remember Peggy Fleming’s Olympic days, I remember watching her television specials, and that my relatives all […]
Review: ‘300’
Spartacus fans rejoice! Hurray! The Gladiator flick is back this week with director Zack Snyder’s (Dawn of the Dead) film adaptation of the Frank Miller […]
In the Halls of Dark Horse Indie with Chris Tongue
Back in February at WonderCon, we got invited to a press conference announcing “Dark Horse Indie,” an independent film production company formed by combining Dark […]
Fanboy Planet BBC Podcast 6/29/06: The Late License
Derek McCaw joins BBC presenter David Reeves and UK critic Jamie Kelwick to discuss Superman Returns and Blade: The Series.
Fanboy Planet Podcast #1: Superman Returns!
Derek McCaw and Michael Goodson totally ruin the movie recap by showing up in their Aquaman pajamas.
Wondercon 2006: Bryan Singer and Brandon Routh
When WonderCon put in their schedule that Bryan Singer would speak at a panel for Superman Returns, they also added the promise that he had […]
Paul Walker and Wayne Kramer Aren’t Running
Like its big brother in San Diego, WonderCon has begun attracting attention as a way for studios to get the word out about upcoming projects. […]