8 Sequels You Saw Before the Original

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There’s a trend of diminishing returns with movie sequels. Unless you’re a massive franchise you shouldn’t expect your sequels to make as much bank as the original. On rare occasions…so rare I couldn’t… Continue reading

Black Eyed Children at the Door

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Night had fallen on Abilene, Texas in 1996 and noted local journalist, Brian Bethel was sitting in his car as he squared away his bill payments in an otherwise empty parking lot. As… Continue reading

Marvel Knights-20th Anniversary Retrospective

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Unknown to many, 2018 happens to be the twentieth anniversary of a line of comics that was not expected to do much besides bring Marvel a little extra money when they needed it.… Continue reading

The Edgar Allen Poe Films of Vincent Price & Roger Corman

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Three of the biggest icons in the history of terror are author/poet Edgar Allan Poe, cult favorite filmmaker Roger Corman, and the Merchant of Menace himself Vincent Price.  This is why horror fans… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Image of the Beast’

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Last year around Easter time, I reviewed a cult classic Christian scare film in the form of If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do?. Many readers seemed to enjoy it, so I… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘No Holds Barred’

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Professional wrestling is unlike any other sport. The winner and loser of each contest is already pre-determined so the job of the competitor is to make it entertaining. It is a lot like… Continue reading

Guide to DC Comics Imprints

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As of 2018, one of the Big Two publishers in the comic book industry has completely changed the game in how they publish and distribute comics. Under the leadership of Jim Lee, Geoff… Continue reading

The MCU Ranked: ‘Jessica Jones’ (Season 1)

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Showrunners: Melissa Rosenberg Heroes: Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) Villains/Support Cast: Kevin Thompson/Kilgrave (David Tennant), Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor), Will Simpson (Wil Traval), Hope Shlottman (Erin Moriarty), Malcolm Ducasse (Eka Darville), Jeri Hogarth… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Ready Player One’

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Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Tye Sheriden, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance Plot: In an overcrowded and miserable future most people spent their time in the OASIS,… Continue reading

‘Salesman’ – 50th Anniversary Retrospective

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In the 1960’s getting your hands on filming equipment could be difficult, and when you got it you wanted to utilize your resources on something grand. But brothers, Albert and David Maysles decided… Continue reading