Big Top Pee-wee Directed by Randal Kleiser Written by Paul Reubens and George McGrath USA, 1988 Following the success of the Tim Burton-helmed Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and the beloved children’s show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Big Top Pee-wee is an uneven entry in the ongoing comedic career of Paul Reubens. Pee-wee Herman, the man-child with a heart of …
The fifth annual Sun Valley Film Festival runs March 2-March 6 in Ketchum, Idaho, featuring over 60 narrative films and documentaries, as well as special guests Oliver Stone, Mark Duplass, Bruce Dern and Amy Smart, and musical guests The Joy Formidable and Thunderpussy. Films are shown at local venues including the Sun Valley Opera House, …
With a plot steeped deep in Adventure Time lore, Adventure Time #50 wasn’t for me, but more knowledgeable fans may get a kick out of it. The comic is technically sound though with creative lettering from Steve Wands to show how overblown and melodramatic the Lich is, bright and spooky colors from Maarta Laiho, and fun, expressive art from Ian McGinty. If you like a certain type of pet or hero cycles, the last few pages will be a treat.
A look at the X-Men crossover never happened featuring the mutant villains The Upstarts.
A number one issue is a tough thing to figure out, especially when building your own world as Joe Harris and Martín Morazzo are doing in Snowfall #1. The balancing act between setting up your story and characters, while maintain the mystery and intrigue that will draw them back for issue two is maybe one of the most difficult things to do in comics.
It was just the other day while browsing a Wal-Mart toy section that a friend and I remarked upon how easy it is to find an action figure of Constable Zuvio, a character entirely cut from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Meanwhile, plastic representations of Rey, the main character of the film, are considerably harder to …
From that title you can probably already get an idea of what my stance is on the recent news that Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice will be receiving an R-rated cut for its blu-ray release. Like many vocal fans on the internet, the very idea of an R-rated movie featuring Batman and/or Superman seems ridiculous to …
“A Dead Man Feels No Cold” is an exciting and chilling episode that will melt hearts with the tragic tale of Victor Fries who had turned into a monster trying to keep his ill-ridden wife alive.
Vinyl, Season 1, Episode 4: “The Racket” Written by Debora Cahn Directed by S. J. Clarkson Airs Sundays at 9pm on HBO Perhaps Vinyl has regained its footing. The first three episodes of the series were filled with drama – Richie falling off the wagon, murdering Buck Rogers, and threatening his already shaky marriage. The episodes were …
Krisha boasts extraordinary cinematography and a tour-de-force performance from lead actress Krisha Fairchild – and very little else.
A brutal, efficient episode manages to make the wait for Negan bearable.
A familiar tale finds some added value in sharp writing and performances.
Before I explain why Heavy Rain’s PS4 remaster is a blatant attempt to rake in some cash under the pretense of archaic and borderline unethical PR sleight-of-hand, let me first admit that I love Heavy Rain. I think it holds up to this day, not just visually, but also mechanically. Even despite the plethora of negative …
Like Darth Vader #16, this issue picks up on threads left over from “Vader Down”, helping make that crossover feel more like a part of the overall narrative and not just a one-off stunt. It also features Sana Starros, the character introduced as Han’s wife in the series’ second story arc, which also helps add to the impression that these issues are part of a larger whole, and not just a series of self-contained stories.
My Friend’s Rubber Ducky Written and directed by Josh Hyde 74 min, USA, 2016 World Premiere There are two very different possible reactions to My Friend’s Rubber Ducky, which premiered last night at the Sun Valley Film Fest. Opposing reactions can often be a sign of good art. On the one hand, I would …
The infamous distributor may (or may not) be making a comeback, so we take a look back at five of their most essential films.
Flashback to 2006 and the world had officially entered the seventh generation of gaming, Sony had released the highly-anticipated PS3 and Nintendo had attempted to change the way we played games with the Wii. Alongside the advancement in hardware came the birth of a number of now established franchises, such as Gears of War, Dead …
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 7: “Marooned” Written by Anderson Mackenzie & Phil Klemmer Directed by Gregory Smith Airs Thursdays at 7pm ET on The CW In its seventh episode, Legends of Tomorrow goes where no man has gone the show should have gone in its second or third episode: into the “space” …
Predator: Life and Death isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel, here. (A group of trigger-happy, battle-hardened military types touching down on a far-off planet, totally unprepared for the alien predators they’ll find lurking there? You’d be forgive if you feel like you’ve seen this movie once or twice or six times.) But I’m encouraged by the total competence with which this creative team checks all the boxes of a good Predator adventure. And with three issues left in this arc–and with sixteen parts left in Dark Horse’s new Xenoverse story cycle–there’s plenty of time left to stop checking boxes and do something outside the box.
London Has Fallen Written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, and Chad St. John Directed by Babak Najafi U.S., 2016 When Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down both came out in 2013, it seemed obvious that the vehicle starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx would be the one to make big bank. Oops. …
‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ is smart, funny, and does an adequate job projecting the illusion of substance.
As an introduction, Army of Darkness: Furious Road sets out to do its job without getting too bogged down in the details. Collins and Baal dive right into the action, setting up this interesting team of characters on a mission to find the Necronomicon and to fight off Deadites while doing so. By choosing to wait on bringing Ash in, it gives more of an idea of what the universe is like outside of him while giving the other characters a chance to shine. The only question is will it remain that way once everyone’s favorite screwhead Ash becomes a major player in the next issue.
Every year exceptional games come out and there’s always too many to keep them all in the public eye, so I’m dedicating a series of articles to illuminate great games forgotten in time. In 2006 we were treated to a masterpiece that over a decade worth of development went into. Prey, by Human Head Studios …