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The character of Judge Dredd was created in 1977 by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. There was a previous film adaptation with Sylvester Stallone in 1995, but poor reception and a lackluster box office stomped out any hopes for a potential sequel. That didn’t keep the franchise down forever, and a film starring Karl Urban and directed by Pete Travis was
Read MoreThis past week, Netflix premiered a brand new anime series on their streaming service titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. The show is set in the world created by Mike Pondsmith based on the popular RPG Cyberpunk 2077, however, the series acts as a spinoff story, detached from the original game’s events. The 10-episode series was a collaboration between CD Projekt RED & Studio Trigger. [Warning:
Read MoreThe Devourer Below is the second book in the Arkham Horror series from Aconyte books. I reviewed the first one, The Wrath of N’Kai, and absolutely loved it. I was expecting the series to continue the story from the last book so I was surprised to see that The Devourer Below was an anthology. Moreover, it didn’t follow the characters from
Read More29 years ago we were blessed with possibly the best Halloween movie ever, Hocus Pocus. Now there is a sequel coming out on Disney + on September 30 and I can’t wait. Luckily I didn’t have to; well sorta. That’s because a sequel to the original story, Hocus Pocus and The All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha was released as a novel
Read MoreWith the premiere of Andor on Disney Plus right on the horizon, I thought there was no better time than the present to revisit Gareth Edwards’ 2016 entry into the franchise. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story represents a simultaneously brave and incredibly safe outing. A story that naturally brings to mind the question “why,” but is never brave enough to
Read MoreWelcome back Star-fam to another breakdown of all the action and WTF moments as the latest mystery unfolds in this season of Stargirl. So far we’ve not only uncovered a murder in Blue Valley but have started to compile the list of potential suspects, that is, the Justice Society of America has. However, to whittle down the list, or confirm our
Read MoreThe two-episode premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Prime Video, was such a beautiful and epic return to the land of Middle-Earth. Leading up to the show’s arrival, I had tempered my expectations just in case this new chapter in the rich work of J.R.R. Tolkien didn’t measure up to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the
Read MoreMany Supernatural fans were left in a state of despair two years ago when their beloved show ended after fifteen years. Now the CW is attempting to lift them up with their new show, The Winchesters, but will fans accept this replacement? [Warning: Spoilers from The Winchesters premiere and Supernatural are below!] The Winchesters, but not who you think The Winchesters is
Read MoreThe second season of American Horror Stories has finally come to a close this week, a season that brought many highs and lows over the course of the eight episodes. Some episodes will remain top tier in my mind, such as “Dollhouse”, “Drive”, and “Aura”, while others I didn’t care for nearly as much as the others, looking at you “Milkmaids”.
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