Yeah, I know everyone loves Frozen… heck, I kind of love Frozen. But that doesn’t change my opinion that the glory days of the animated Disney musical are long gone. I come from the generation that grew up on The Lion King, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and Mulan… and, to me, the … Get hard
Robin Williams and JUMANJI have haunted our dreams since 1995, but the story began much earlier: 1982, in fact, when Chris Van Allsburg’s book won the National Book Award. For JUMANJI and THE POLAR EXPRESS, Allsburg is kind of the king of children’s fiction. And it’s easy to see why the … Get hard
Crossovers have long been a part of the TV landscape. Most recently, Jerry Bruckheimer Productions has shuffled its cast of “characters” between COLD CASE and CSI: NY, or various combinations of CSI, CSI: MIAMI and CSI: NY. CSI & WITHOUT A TRACE also got in on the action. But they’ve been … Get hard
Welcome to the Binge Project series! These Binge Projects will feature me reading or watching an entire run of comics, books, TV shows, or other media in rapid order, then writing expansively about the experience. This installment takes an in-depth look at Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing. Moore’s run covered issues … Get hard
Welcome to the Binge Project series! These Binge Projects will feature me reading or watching an entire run of comics, books, TV shows, or other media in rapid order, then writing expansively about the experience. This installment takes an in-depth look at Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing. Moore’s run covered issues … Get hard
For many in my generation, HOOK is a seminal film, perhaps outstripping even Disney’s original animated tale PETER PAN (1953). To film experts, it’s mostly reviled, or a love/hate affair. When you grew up in the 90’s (or consuming its many delectable treats), it’s hard to fathom anyone ever having … Get hard
Welcome to the Superhero Movie Guidebook! For an introduction to this series, click here. Check here for future updates every Thursday. And so, it began. The first movie on our list is 1951’s SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN [now available on VHS!]. According to that possibly flawed Wikipedia list I’m … Get hard
Welcome to the Superhero Movie Guidebook! Hopefully, we’ll be spending a lot of time together over the next few years as I go through every superhero film ever made, so let’s begin with a quick intro. I’ve enjoyed watching superheroes since I was a kid and fell in love with … Get hard
Last night, FOX’s ALMOST HUMAN likely met its merciful end, its 13th episode and season finale whimpering to its lowest ratings thus far. Normally, when a high concept sci-fi show gets cancelled on FOX or otherwise, it’s time for an uproar and decades of bemoaning the snubbed show’s fate. ALMOST … Get hard
The terms “nerd” and “fanboy” have started to lose all meaning amongst pop culture fanatics. They used to signify a certain type of person: insanely smart or ridiculously obsessed with something, but now they’ve become synonymous with “geek.” The nerds are fanboys and fanboys are geeks, and all three are … Get hard