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Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. Ok, raise your hand if you were totally excited by the Office Christmas Party trailer last fall. We’re gonna…
Welcome to Opening Panel, a series where we tell you the best place to start with franchise comics. Arrow is back with its sixth season. If you want to flashback to the comics that inspired the show, look no further. Comics Based on the Show There are several series created as tie-ins to the show….
Vinyl Me, What? Vinyl Me, Please!! Good things come in 12 inch packages. Delivering limited edition pressings of new and classic albums directly to your doorstep, Vinyl Me, Please operates under a simple philosophy: The Album Lives. With a carefully curated catalog of new and hard to find releases, the subscription service is more than just a…
Blade Runner 2049 premiered October 6 and reviews for the sequel have been mostly positive, but the box office is not quite reflecting those positive reviews. The film takes place 35 years after the original, with a new lead. The Atlantic sums up what the original is about: “Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), the cop who…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, the term ‘battling personal monsters’ takes on a whole new meaning in Colossal. Hi, She’s the…
You may be hard-pressed to find a television show that is a better fit with New York Comic Con crowds than the Amazon original series, The Tick. The character is a superhero, he’s weird/quirky and he’s funny. Add in some well-known actors appearing and it explains why fans were lined up for the panel immediately…
Merriweather’s inaugural CarnEvil Halloween festival begins October 13, and the event promises to be the Mid-Atlantic region’s best Fright Fest. On Friday the 13th, the fright fest will debut at Columbia’s outdoor concert venue Merriweather Post Pavilion. The event’s theme is based on the story of an amusement park which featured clowns and various circus…
Welcome to Opening Panel, a series where we tell you the best place to start with franchise comics. The Flash has returned to TV with his fourth season. If you still can’t get enough Flash, we’ve got you covered. Mark Waid In 1992, a writer named Mark Waid took over the Flash comic and produced…
This post contains spoilers from the first four episodes of Star Trek: Discovery and Season 7 of The Walking Dead. When Sonequa Martin-Green was introduced in the Theater at Madison Square Garden for New York Comic Con 2016 during the panel for The Walking Dead, she received a rousing ovation. Almost one year later to…
Halloween is creeping up on us, and that means it’s time for some movies that are fitting for our creepiest holiday. It may not be as scary as some of the slashers favored around this time of year, but Hocus Pocus is certainly a classic. And now, according to Deadline, Disney Channel is working on…
Let’s take some of your favorite pieces of the 2013 monster film, Pacific Rim. There was the gruff Idris Elba and his epic speech. “Today we are cancelling the apocalypse.” Then there’s Charlie Hunnam playing the lead. How about writer and director Guillermo Del Toro’s world building? Now four years later we’re returning to the…
Welcome to Opening Panel, a series where we tell you the best place to start with franchise comics. Supergirl’s back on TV with a whole new set of adventures. If the show has made you want to read, but you’re overwhelmed by all of the options, don’t let confusing continuity and numbering be your kryptonite,…
It was an action-packed finale for The Defenders. Explosions, sacrifices, and Danny Rand looking confused and angry. Everything you would expect from such an episode. We finally learned what the Hand were trying to get to beneath Midland Circle. They are somehow harvesting the dragon bones we saw at the end of the last episode…
(This post contains spoilers from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and The Walking Dead season 3.) Michael Rooker seems like a good guy. But there’s no denying that he has the look and gravelly voice of a villain. That combination presents a perfect fit for Rooker’s two most iconic roles of recent years. As…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. So, the featured $0.99 movie is a little foodie doc called Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent. It tells the tale of…