Doctor Who: ‘Thin Ice’
“It’s the Doctor and his companion righting wrongs in a worthwhile, thorough, and satisfying way. One can imagine the churl who’d object to any of this, but one cannot agree with him, nor quite respect him.”
Reviews
Doctor Who: ‘Smile’
On a planet far out in space, a human colony has been established on which to be unhappy is punishable by death. The basis of […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 470: Live from Silicon Valley Comic Con
In a special Silicon Valley Comic Con edition, we’re joined by Luke “Kid” McCaw and Sal Pizarro in front of a live audience to discuss the convention and all the fanboy news of the week!
Review: ‘Colossal’
On a peaceful summer night in Seoul, a little girl searches for her doll. Just as she finds it, a giant monster appears in the […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 469: Prelude to Silicon Valley Comic Con
Live show at 7 Stars, joined by Lon Lopez, and looking at last week’s news and next week’s Silicon Valley Comic Con!
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 468: Return to Planet Nate!
Star Wars news, looking forward to the Hugo comic awards, surprises in TV and Movies, and much more!
Doctor Who: Snakedance
Originally posted November 21, 2013 in anticipation of the 50th Anniversary, we’re going back over Drew Simchik’s favorite Doctor Who episodes (many of which you […]
The Scum & Villainy Cantina
When Obi-Wan Kenobi uttered those deathless words, “you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy,” he was talking about the spaceport town […]
Review: ‘Doc Savage: The Ring Of Fire’
It’s 1938. The world is on the brink of war. Months earlier, one of America’s brightest heroes, Amelia Earhart, disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. That […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 467: Wild Man and Prodigy
Cinequest 2017 interviews with the cast and crew of Wild Man, then the directors of Prodigy, and the comics, movies and TV news of the week!
The Eighth Doctor: The Fox TV Movie Revisited
Editor’s note: Originally published on 11/14/13 as part of the 50th Anniversary excitement… You guys! I just watched the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie for […]
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: “The Visit”
How many times a day does this scene play out across the world? A dutiful adult son visits his aging mother in the rec room […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Quality Problems’
It’s a feel good family comedy about breast cancer and Alzheimer’s. Yeah, that might have just caused you to a do a double-take, but it’s […]
Cinequest 2017:
‘An American Dream:
The Education of William Bowman’
When Canadian director Ken Finkleman started working on An American Dream, it was clearly satire. By the time it opened at Cinequest 2017, his film had […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode 465: Back to Gallifrey!
Derek reports on his trip to this year’s Gallfrey One convention, interviews with Jason Haigh-Ellery of Big Finish, Chris Thompson of Titan Comics, Christopher Jones, artist of the Third Doctor Doctor Who comic, and this week’s bag of comics!
Cinequest 2017 Shorts: ‘Remembrance’
Indulge this quick hit with full disclosure — a former student of mine, already a talented filmmaker when I knew her, has created a short […]
Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Many have tried to make the Great American Kaiju Movie. Most have failed, though it couldn’t be 100% failure because, well, GIANT MONSTERS. Until Kong: Skull […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Prodigy’
If I told you that I saw a great movie featuring a young girl with powers she cannot control, that the government wants to destroy, […]
Cinequest 2017: ‘Loop’ and ‘Pyromaniac’
Granted, like any other art, not every film is for everyone. We try to focus on giving you reviews that meet our fannish criteria. And today, on the fourth day of San Jose’s Cinequest we have two thrillers, one with a science fiction bent, that you may want to check out.
Cinequest 2017: ‘The Sounding’
When it comes to the human mind, there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy. And somehow, when […]
