Back in 1996, a fantastic superhero film that wasn’t Marvel or DC was released starring the great Billy Zane. Sure, one year later he would play a dashing villain in the hugely successful Titanic, but for this, he played the dashing hero in The Phantom.
(more…)The Mars Volta was always a fun band that can get chaotic at times; with the songwriting going all over the place and lyrics that get very metaphorical and almost barely making sense, but to me, that is a huge part of the charm.
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A formative movie from my childhood was a unique take on Peter Pan entitled Hook. To get the “I’m old” jokes out of the way: for the generation younger than me, Hook takes place years after the original story, where Peter Pan leaves Neverland to be with Wendy in the real world. This leads him into becoming an adult and father, and Neverland becoming a repressed memory. Peter is then forced to face his past when Captain Hook takes his revenge by kidnapping his children.
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Yes, I titled this post appropriately. The Force Awakens was a good refresher and setting things in motion, while The Rise of Skywalker was a cowardly, “Oops, fan boys angry; let’s bring it back to what’s comfortable” kind of movie. But The Last Jedi? It not only pushed the story in a different direction, but it was also meta.
(more…)I’m a huge fan of Supernatural if it wasn’t already glaringly obvious. So naturally I follow creator Eric Kripke’s work. Which led me to The Boys at Comic-Con way back when at their first panel. I never read the comics, but it’s Kripke! I knew I was going to watch. At this point, it would be surprising if you didn’t know or haven’t seen The Boys.
(more…)Sure, we already have a Green Lantern from the recent Superman but why should that stop them from having more Green Lanterns? After all, there is the Green Lantern Corp, consisting of Lanterns across the universe.
(more…)At this point many people who know me know that I consider Interview with the Vampire the greatest show in existence. The writing, the acting, the cinematography, the music; every little aspect is clearly and carefully thought out. I could talk for hours about everything it gets right (which is everything).
(more…)I was obviously living under a rock because I never heard of the band Snarky Puppy until recently. They have been around for decades and have won multiple awards for their music.
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