Written by Donny Cates Illustrated by Geoff Shaw Published by Image Comics God Country is a six-issue limited series that’s been described as “Southern Bastards meets American Gods.” With its gritty themes and Texas backdrop that draws heavy influence from Cormac McCarthy novels, the comic is then fused with a surrealist fantasy storyline midway through … Continue reading
Let’s be clear upfront: Death Note is a terrible film, no qualifications necessary. While I’m going to compare it to the original manga a lot in this review, being a fan insulted by the changes and liberties this film takes with the source material is not required to see the flaws in this telling of … Continue reading
When I was a wee little lad watching the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man flicks in theaters, never did I think that I would live to see two – let alone three – cinematic incarnations of the character in my lifetime. Yet as is the case with superhero films these days, the most iconic ones are the … Continue reading
Approbation, the new comic from creators Derrick Freeland and Savannah Ervin, is the kind of sci-fi you’ll find in an anthology of speculative stories. Combining an off-world space adventure with a dark twist midway through, this is the kind of book that Hollywood would love to get its hands on. The story revolves around two … Continue reading
With all the hype and anticipation that’s building for the upcoming reboot, it’s easy to overlook that Power Rangers has never really gone away. As last week’s article discussed, Power Rangers has been going strong for over twenty years, with a new season debuting almost every year since 1993. 2017 is no different, with Power … Continue reading
As I’ve said before on the podcast, I’m a big Neil Gaiman fan, and have been excited to read this book for a while. I love Gaiman’s original How to Talk to Girls at Parties short story, and I was stoked when I found out it was getting both graphic novel and film adaptations. While … Continue reading
Hey, it’s John Carpenter’s birthday! Why not celebrate with one of the legend’s most critically-panned films? We all know John Carpenter as the filmmaker who brought us some of the most lovable characters in cinema, like Michael Myers, Snake Plissken, and the evil sorcerer from Big Trouble in Little China. Not to mention he authored … Continue reading
In my entire history of movie-going, I can’t remember ever coming as close to falling asleep in a theater as I did with Assassin’s Creed. And hey, maybe that’s enough right there to tell you what you need to know from this review. It’s certainly not the most professional way to start things off, but … Continue reading
More than any film this year, I was crazy excited for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. While I was initially skeptical of the anthology film concept when it was first announced, I’ve been on the Rogue One hype train since the first trailer dropped. It was a mesmerizing piece of advertising that promised a … Continue reading
The science fiction genre has had its fair share of good standalone films in recent years. Ones like Ex Machina, Under the Skin, Moon and even the effects-heavy blockbuster Interstellar have told more intimate, character-driven stories. Following in this trend is Arrival, the new alien-invasion movie from the brilliant director Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Sicario). Arrival … Continue reading