In case you’re a little late to the game, a new full trailer for Batman v Superman was released yesterday, and it’s received mixed reviews from fans and moviegoers alike. Now, I was raised on superhero stories, and I’m a 90’s kid, so that’s saying something. Our comic book movies were animated and there was still a comic book store in every mall. It’s kind … Continue reading Why I’ll Still Gadot See ‘Batman v Superman’
December is finally here, but the 2015 holiday season is a far cry from what it was when I was a youngling. We went from Christmas cards to PicMonkey collages, from 30 minute cooking shows to 60 second Facebook how-to videos, and from “Reindeer of the North Pole” calendars to this dashing fellow. Yup, that’s a Netflix Holiday calendar, and you know what? I love … Continue reading Dreaming of a Netflix Christmas
Remember the adorable little hobbit lass from Fellowship of the Ring? Well, Katie Jackson isn’t so little anymore, and she’s teamed up with her father to allegedly announce something pretty huge. After years of speculation, it seems that Peter Jackson, uber-Doctor Who fan to the maximum, has finally agreed to step behind the camera for an episode of the timeless show. Jackson doesn’t once proclaim that … Continue reading Jackson Teases a Doctor Who Episode
If you’re like me and have memorized the Lord of the Rings behind-the-scenes footage from cover to cover, then you’re bound to be familiar with the genius of Philippa Boyens and her work. Boyens has co-produced and written alongside Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh on all of your favorite Jackson projects, including his Middle Earth epics, King Kong, and the beautiful The Lovely Bones. Yup, … Continue reading LOTR’s Boyens to Pen Disney’s ‘Young Merlin’ Script
For many a southern folk, the Fall and Winter months are welcomed with arms wide-open as we look forward to the semi-cooler weather, the delicious comfort food, and the lighthearted spirit that surrounds the holiday season. All of these traits are fine-and-dandy, but the geeks and history buffs of the South have been waiting all year for one thing: RenFest. According to their website, the … Continue reading 8 Rom-Com Moments to Prep You for RenFest
Both the magical and No-Maj communities are all a-buzz this month with what feels like daily announcements regarding the upcoming film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. A huge boost to the movie hype is the Potter franchise’s online presence. From Pottermore to fan-made Tumblr sites, Rowling’s Wizarding World is at every corner of the web, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that the new … Continue reading Top Tweets from MACUSA So Far
13 years after it’s premiere Finding Nemo finally has a sequel, and it looks amazing. The film follows everyone’s favorite blue tang fish, Dory (Ellen Degeneres), as she tracks down the family she’d lost years ago. The trailer teases that Dory’s memories may be returning, thus her sudden demand to fly the coop and begin her adventure. But Dory won’t have to go it alone, no, not with friends … Continue reading Finding Dory
Audiences were hit hard Wednesday morning with an onslaught of high-res images from two of the most popular fandoms in the galaxy. First off, EW released several still photos from the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Not to be outdone. Disney dropped a huge character poster-bomb shortly after, featuring beautiful shots of several of our Star Wars heroes. The characters are presented with … Continue reading Official ‘Force Awakens’ Character Posters
I inherited a Kindle device about a year or so ago, and for a long while I barely laid a finger on it. For years I was so against digital readers that I remember making almighty remarks to my friends when they purchased and began reading from them. “Oh, but the feeling of turning the page…” “The weight of the book itself!” “Am I the only person … Continue reading All Hail ‘The Queen of the Tearling’
UDATE 11/05 Ladies and gentlemen, the plot thickens once more thanks to our new best friends at EW. Eccentric magizoologist Newt Scamander (Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne) comes to New York (for a reason we won’t disclose) with his trusty weathered case. This case is one of those way-way-way-bigger-on-the-inside magical devices, and within are expansive habitats for a collection of rare and endangered magical creatures from Newt’s … Continue reading It’s Not an Adventure Worth Telling Without Any Dragons
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