The first reviews are in for Blade Runner 2049, and it looks like anyone who thought the 35-years-in-the-making sequel was nothing more than a cash grab will be eating crow. The movie doesn’t hit theaters until October 6, but a few lucky people have seen advanced screenings. And while there is currently an embargo against...
The ’90s are widely remembered as the last great era of Saturday morning cartoons. Legendary series like Darkwing Duck, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, and Gargoyles all aired during the decade, but there were plenty more sci-fi and fantasy cartoons that never quite caught on with audiences. For every success like Batman: The Animated Series, there...
It’s hard to come up with a type of monster that’s been featured in more films than the vampire. The undead bloodsuckers have had a prominent place on screen since the dawn of cinema, and they’re still a box office draw today. However, most fans of the macabre would agree that the greatest vampires...
Is it 1983? That year, three non-sequel Stephen King movie adaptations were released: Cujo, The Dead Zone, and Christine; all of which have since become either cult classics or cultural touchstones. But this year is adding up to be an even bigger year for King fans. Two of the author’s movies have been released in...
The long-awaited live action Akira remake has taken another step toward becoming a reality, as a new report claims that Taika Waititi is close to signing on to direct the film. Waititi is one of the hottest filmmakers in Hollywood thanks to his helming of the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. Even though the movie hasn’t been...
We all enjoy a good old school B-movie, but there are so many out there that finding new ones to watch can be a daunting task. Enter the new book It Came From the Video Aisle!: Inside Charles Band’s Full Moon Entertainment Studio, which gives a thorough account of the ’90s most legendary B-movie studio...
Basically everyone agrees that the Terminator franchise peaked with 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The film, directed by James Cameron, starred Linda Hamilton as the newly-badass Sarah Connor, who has to team up with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s now-good guy T-800 to do battle against the menacing T-1000. The franchise hasn’t seen Cameron, Hamilton, and Schwarzenegger...
It is well on the way toward becoming the most successful horror film of all time, so it’s no surprise that work is already beginning on the sequel. Part 2 will tell the story of the second half of Stephen King’s novel, as the Losers’ Club reunites as adults to confront Pennywise one last...
Sadly, over the past half-century or so, giant ants have fallen out of favor in pop culture. The gargantuan insects used to be a Hollywood monster mainstay in movies like 1954’s Them!, 1977’s Empire of the Ants, and even in the classic Outer Limits episode “The Zanti Misfits” with its ant-like aliens, but they haven’t really...
Blade Runner 2049 has been ramping up its promotional efforts lately by releasing short prequel films that delve into specific characters’ backstories. The first, which takes place in 2036, examined Jared Leto’s Niander Wallace and his new replicant creations, while the new film takes a look at Dave Bautista’s Sapper in the year 2048....
