When it comes to fantasy novels, there are certain works that are considered almost compulsory reading for fans. Not necessarily because they are all the best books out there, but it’s just sort of a tiered rite of passage that everybody does because, well, everybody else did. There’s Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”, of course, David Gemmel’s “Waylander” series …

I never thought I would be saying these words, but “Thank you, pirates”. That may be a strange thing to say, but let me explain. By all accounts, one of the most impressive things revealed at Comic-Con, was the first footage for Warner Bros/DC Comics’ upcoming Suicide Squad. I say by all accounts, because it was only screened in Hall …

[column size=one_half position=first ] It took a while for this column to reach a movie by the Coen brothers. It’s partly because they have such a wide range of work to choose from – nearly all Coen brothers films gain a cult following. Movies such as The Big Lebowski and Fargo have some die-hard followers. Last Updated: July 13, 2015

Earlier today, when I posted the first trailer for The Walking Dead’s upcoming companion series Fear the Walking Dead, I mentioned that despite the main show’s massive upswing in quality lately, the zombies were not all that terrifying any more. But really, who needs them when you have an unhinged Rick Grimes? Over the course of five seasons we’ve witnessed …

Con Man… because Convention Man doesn’t sound as cool. The crowd-funded comedy web series about an actor famous for his role in a cancelled sci-fi series making his way through the endless convention circuit appropriately released its first trailer at Comic-Con, and in case you missed what the web series is about: Wray Nerely (Alan Tudyk) was a co-star on …

Guys, there’s no easy way to break the news to you. If you wish that Despicable Me’s overexposed minions would die a horrible death after being shot into the cold, dark vacuum of space, then buckle: After this weekend, you can bet that more Minion movies are on the way. That’s because the predictably first movie starring the little yellow …

When humanity is under threat from a Deadite invasion, who’s the grooviest cat around? Why, it’s the guy with a chainsaw for a hand and a back-up plan that comes out of the barrel of a boomstick, that’s who! Bruce Campbell is once again back to kick some Deadite ass and save the day. Provided that he survives some light …

Besides for that fanboy-tastic Batman v Superman trailer, the other big franchise trailer that saw heroes facing off against each other and totally brought the house down in Comic-Con’s Hall H was Fox’s footage for X-Men: Apocalypse. It technically wasn’t an actual trailer, but merely a collection of scenes they’ve already shot in the movie’s current 5-weeks of shooting, which …