Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… CAPTAIN BARBELL, superhero of the Philippines! The Good captain first answered the call of “Do you even lift, bro?” back in 1963 and the world of superheroes has … Continue reading The Captain Barbell Day Thread 12/27
He goes by many aliases: Mister Green Christmas. Mister Sun. Mister Heat Blister. Mister Hundred and One. Among his friends, though, they call him Heat Miser. Apropos of his name, sixty degrees and over is too cold for him. Ideally, … Continue reading Heat Miser Day Thread 12/17
He goes by many aliases: Mister White Christmas. Mister Snow. Mister Icicle. Mister Ten Below. Among his friends, though, they call him Snow Miser. Apropos of his name, forty degrees and over is too warm for him. Ideally, for Snow … Continue reading Snow Miser Day Thread 12/14
It’s so hyped that I don’t even have to mention it on this site. It’s a beloved sci-fi series that started way back in the 70’s when a rag tag crew of misfits in a tiny ship were trying to … Continue reading Whatever happened to Lintilla? The Hitchhiker’s Guide radio show: Secondary Phase
The day gets darker. You put out some sparkling drinks on the table, whether it be champagne or Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Guests are coming through the door. The glazed ham is almost ready. It’s a holiday party! You need something … Continue reading Your Go-To Holiday Get Together Album
Some day, our descendants will as us, “The ugly sweater thing. What’s the dilly-o, gramps?” And we shall have no answer for them. We have no one but Andy Williams to blame for the Christmas sweater (or jumper, as our … Continue reading Christmas Jumpers Day Thread 12/7
I believe a good critic is a teacher. He doesn’t have the answers, but he can be an example of the process of finding your own answers. He can notice things, explain them, place them in any number of contexts, … Continue reading Writer Spotlight: Roger Ebert
Open Range is a beautiful movie, but it is also very slow. Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall — two guys who should be playing cowboys way more often, if it were up to me — are free range cattle ranchers … Continue reading Scene Dissections: Open Range
The other day, I came out swinging in a topic more controversial than if you should put the toilet paper with the pull-away sheet in the front or in the back: I posited that Funkos don’t deserve your hatred. The … Continue reading The World’s Ugliest Funko POP!s
In early November, toy company Funko — creator of top heavy dolls and other delights — went public to help pay off its $320 million in debt. It stumbled a bit at first; stock prices dropped 41% from their initial … Continue reading Funkos Don’t Deserve Your Hatred
“How can a hard man be so gentle?” she asked wonderingly. “If I wasn’t hard, I wouldn’t be alive. If I couldn’t ever be gentle, I wouldn’t deserve to be alive.” Raymond Chandler, Playback If you go to Wikipedia, the … Continue reading Writer Spotlight: Raymond Chandler
Five hours had passed since I’d first opened the book that evening. It was a good thing that my roommate had gone out of town. The fluorescent reading lamp next to my bed had been on all night. I told … Continue reading Writer Spotlight: Tad Williams
Finally, the SUPER FRIENDS movie has arrived in theaters! After years of having just Superman movies, and then years of having just Batman movies, and then years of having Green Lantern in a movie but not Wonder Woman, we finally … Continue reading Justice League SPOIL SPORTS
Pull up your iTunes, Play Music, or you use for your music library. Sort your song by number of plays. What comes out on top? It might not be your favorite song or your favorite band. The chances are that … Continue reading What the number one played song in your library?
With a heavy sigh, we finally bid adieu to Marvel’s superpowered royal family that isn’t a collection of Norse gods. It’s been a strange journey befitting of the Inhumans themselves — oddballs who do not quite fit into polite society … Continue reading Marvel’s Inhumans, Episode 8 Season Finale LIVE CHAT
TV or film-wise, based on what’s being shown in IMAX right now, “Inhumans” is legitimately the worst Marvel adaptation of the year (yes, even beating out “Iron Fist”). In fact, as far as terrible Marvel adaptations go, you might have … Continue reading The Inhumans: so bad it’s good?
If you’re a comic book movie fan of a certain age, you couldn’t help but notice how Thor: Ragnarok pushes all your nostalgia buttons for the 1980’s. (Box Office Mojo attests that 63% percent of Thor fans were over the age … Continue reading Masters of the Ragnarok: Thor and All Those Rad 80’s Callbacks
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