In what should be a surprise to absolutely nobody who has ever spent any prolonged time with me, I am quite the bookworm. Always have been. And as a kid, my reading genre of choice was mystery detective stories, like The Hardy Boys series. And yes, also Nancy Drew even though those were supposedly “for girls” (hey, it was the …
I enjoyed the first Rush Hour movie, it was a fun wild ride with good doses of action and comedy. The sequels however, I found flat, uninspiring, full of racial stereotyping and reliant on the same gags from the original movie. However, despite my concerns, the movies were all still financially successful and so it makes sense that CBS is …
After just more than a decade-long hiatus, our televisions will once again be boldy going where no other split infinitives have gone before. Yes, a Star Trek TV series is finally in the works again! Ever since JJ Abrams’ 2009 feature film rebooted the beloved, long running sci-fi franchise’s continuity, fans have been furtively asking for Star Trek to go …
DC comics series, Supergirl has finally released on CBS last night. along with the airing of the first episode there has been a new trailer released that gives us a good look at what to expect from this first season, including a few glimpses at upcoming DC characters like Red Tornado. Supergirl is based on the characters from DC Comics …
In the immortal words of Robin Williams in Jumanji, “WHAT YEAR IS IT?!”. Just the other day we were hearing about a new TV series reboot for The A-Team, and now comes word that fellow iconic 80’s TV series MacGyver is also being resurrected. Expect sales in Swiss Army knives to suddenly skyrocket. The report comes from THR who report …
While watching The Flash, there probably wasn’t a week that went by where I was not gobsmacked with the incredibly high level of visual effects and costume design that they were regularly producing on a TV show budget. Some of the stuff they did really rivaled the type of work you would see in a big budget Hollywood blockbuster. But …
Taken is getting tooken to TV, Minority report is now a series and Westworld looks like a high budget revival on a smaller screen. Forget about Hollywood’s fascination with shared universes right now, as it looks like taking the big screen to the flatscreen is now the in-thing in TV land. And you can add The Island of Dr Moreau …
Constantine may not have been a perfect show, but series lead Matt Ryan certainly was picture-perfect as the untrustworthy mage who headlined all 13 episodes. Unfortunately, a stellar performance from Ryan wasn’t enough to save Constantine from cancellation, as NBC pulled the plug on that show thanks to dismal ratings. But the crafty wizard has one more trick up his …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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