by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Aug 18, 2020 | Article, Review, Television
Dark Horse’s Umbrella Academy comic was an unlikely candidate for a screen adaptation, but in 2019, Netflix managed to produce a thoroughly enjoyable and coherent homage to the original work. On July 31, it captured lightning in a bottle once more, releasing a second...
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Jul 27, 2020 | Article, Pop Culture, Television |
Stephen Surjik, the director of “The Day That Was” and “The Day That Wasn’t,” sat down to discuss his process, working with the cast, and other details about the production of the Umbrella Academy. In never-before-seen set photos and storyboard art, Surjik shared his...
by Josiah Golojuh | Apr 27, 2018 | Article, Films, Pop Culture, Retro Review, Review, Television
Before I begin, thanks to two key resources for this article: Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, and Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four. Virtually every bit of information outside of my own personal experiences and recollections come...
by Tim | Jan 2, 2017 | Article, Films, Pop Culture, Television
This might be my most heated yet, which is funny because I wasn’t even going to write about this topic at first. My plan was for something Star Wars related thanks to the new film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which probably would have been very heated also....
by Tim | Dec 9, 2016 | Article, Films, Pop Culture, Television
I’m sure you’ve seen this archetype: the hero meets a roguish male, a character in it entirely for himself. Maybe he’s motivated by money and greed or in it to save his own neck, but before the end he always abandons the hero. In a true moment of need, however, the...
by Tim | Nov 1, 2016 | Article, Films, Pop Culture, Television
I’ve been noticing something lately: trailers really suck. A few months back, I discussed at length my disappointment with the Rogue One Teaser, but my frustration with the current trend of trailers has only deepened. Some are driven by nostalgia, others by special...
