Dark Shadows And Beyond: No Dark Shadows Here
He idolized Olivier. He could have become the next Karloff. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, he was almost bigger than the Beatles.
Reviews
Creeped Out By TKO Studios’ Graveneye
We’ve known that those who walk in Hill House walk alone. But you’ll never walk alone when the house is alive and hungry. Hungry to […]
Let The Dead Stay Dead, Not Animated
Warner Bros. reanimates Night of the Living Dead, but… why?
Comics Review: Unborn #1
Since Frank Gogol has made an impact writing Power Rangers, it should be no surprise that there’s a slight taste of the concept in Unborn. But these […]
Foundation Remixed, Redone, Reborn
The seas are rising. Society has turned to religious conservatism, while turning its back on math and science. Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) escapes only because […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #591: Shang-Chi vs Shang-Chi
We’re back to discuss the advent of Shang-Chi, the rising and advancement of this spirit from classic comics to cinematic blockbuster.
The Sixth Reel Unspools Laughs And Poignance
Without someone to take care and remember, everything disappears. That goes for people as well as works of art. There has to be a plan […]
Fanboy Planet Podcast Episode #590: Superman and Loki
Superman and Lois and Loki in one episode. Plus, a triple helping of comics reviews and recommendations.
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 […]
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 […]
Fanboy Planet VidCast #588: A Dream Is A Podcast Your Heart Makes
Derek and Ric talk about their plans to spend too much money as Disney slowly wakens from its pandemic-induced slumber… just like Sleeping Beauty! Plus, […]
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.
Comics Creator Takes On The Fanboy, The Falcon, And The Winter Soldier
For weeks, National Press Comics co-founder Jaimel Hemphill commented on Facebook about the social impact of each episode of Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. […]
Weeping Angels On Your Phone
In playing Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, I accidentally took a screenshot of a blurry image of a statue. You’d better believe I deleted that from […]
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 […]
Cinequest 2021: Six Minutes To Midnight
It’s two weeks before the start of World War II. As schoolgirls take their exercise on a British beach, one of their teachers finds himself […]
Cinequest 2021: Drive All Night
If you’ve walked in downtown San Jose by day, you might not have thought of it as a David Lynchian landscape. Maybe not even walking […]
