Why I Love ‘John Carpenter’s The Thing’
Guillermo Del Toro once said that 1982’s The Thing was one of the most influential films in his life. When he left the theater he knew he wanted to be a director. To me this… Continue reading
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Looking Back At TMNT Action Figures: A Descent into Madness
When I was in year 4 in the Australian schooling system the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series premiered. Within a few months it was a fully fledged cultural juggernaut. VHS tapes were crowded… Continue reading
The Pull List: 11/12/2014
Must read comics of the week. All New Captain America #1 How nice of Marvel to put all of there controversial books on the same day. Like a band aid. Sam Wilson starts… Continue reading
The Top 100 Women in Pop Culture! (Pt 5)
Here’s the end of the series! If you’ve been waiting for a particular favourite to turn up on the list hopefully she’ll be in this final round up. We’ve saved some of our… Continue reading
10 Dark ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes
The two-part season finale for the current Doctor Who run has caused a bit of controversy. Being thematically centred around a character grieving over the sudden, violent death of a loved one it has… Continue reading
Casting Call: Wonder Woman’s Greek Gods
I am basing these on Cliff Chaing’s New 52 versions. I like his versions. They were a hodge podge of different looks: classic toga looks, monstrous details, and/or contemporary symbolism and motifs. Zeus… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Birdman’
Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone Plot: A Hollywood actor made famous for playing a superhero earlier in his career tries to put on a Broadway show to earn… Continue reading
The Pull List: 11/5/2014
Must read comics of the week Batman Eternal #31 The team up of the century, Alfred Pennyworth, butler extraordinaire, stuck in Arkham after being attacked by Hush, and Bane, the venom-ed up muscle… Continue reading
Tabletop Tuesday: ‘Betrayal At House of the Hill’
Publisher: Avalon Hill, Wizards on the Coast Style: Adventure, Exploration, Horror Players: 3-6 Play Time: 60 minutes Time for our fortnightly session of clearing the table and rolling dice. Most people who routinely play… Continue reading
The Top 100 Women in Pop Culture! (Part 4)
It’s our second last entry in the series, counting down another 20 awesome women from our favourite shows, movies, games and comics. It certainly isn’t easy narrowing the list down to 100, but… Continue reading
