It’s that time of the year for things that are frightening, hideous, and just plain dark. Halloween has many associations in pop culture, and one of the biggest is scary movies and costumes, which often includes monsters. Comic books also have a long history of monsters, too, both before the Silver Age and after. It […]
Obviously, the major lingering question from the strong “Thank You” is whether or not Glenn is actually dead and gone (or, dead and walking). And that is certainly an important discussion that needs to be had. But, I worry that all of the fuss surrounding how Scott Gimple and the gang at The Walking Dead […]
Halloween falls on the weekend this year, and instead of getting drunk at a big costume party, you and your friends decide to avoid the hoopla and have quiet night in, ordering pizza and pull an all-nighter watching horror movies. A group text goes out asking what to rent and the suggestions soon arrive. As […]
Legends of Tomorrow has found its archer, only it isn’t Oliver Queen. According to Comicbook.com, Connor Hawke is heading to the Arrow and Flash spinoff show. The site investigated reports that the series was looking for “an African-American or biracial male who decides to put on the uniform of a missing hero who once stood […]
Although Futurama took its final bow two years ago, the series remains in viewers’ hearts and on syndication on several stations, including Comedy Central. From 1999 to 2013, over seven seasons and four straight-to-DVD movies, Matt Groening’s masterpiece cemented itself in TV history with Emmy wins, critical acclaim, and a diehard fanbase who stayed loyal […]
The Walking Dead is one of the more stylistically interesting shows on the air. Within a single episode, the show can present artistic visuals (such as this week’s excellent use of black and white vs. color to delineate flashbacks) and intriguing character beats (Morgan’s ability to suss out the reality behind several characters’ outside personas […]
The premiere date of American Horror Story: Hotel is just around the corner and to get audiences ready, executive producer and co-creator Ryan Murphy has shared the show’s brand new title sequence online. The opening credits for this horror anthology series are always creepy with eerie music and quick cuts to disturbing images. However, this […]
The madness of Apocalypse Now and the poetic reflection of Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line come to mind when watching Beasts of No Nation. This harrowing descent into the tragedies of civil war is the third film by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre and the first season of HBO’s True Detective). Based on a novel by Uzodinma Iweala, the film also […]
Did you see the news? A b-list DC comics character is coming to CBS’ totally-not-a-cash-in show Supergirl! It’s Red Tornado! You know, the robot that controls wind? Yeah, the one from Young Justice. Well, now he’s going to be a villain for Superman’s cousin and you know what? He looks terrible. I know it’s hard […]
During an interview earlier this month with a Belgian magazine, Game of Thrones star Kit Harington might have revealed too much information when he said that he knows how much longer he will still be under contract. According to Reddit users who translated the Dutch-language magazine article, 28-year-old Harington told the interviewer that the hit […]
