Honestly the zombie apocalypse gets far too negative a rap. Sure, the world has gone to undead hell in a handbasket and life as you know it is over – and yes that sadly includes watching Netflix and the buying of pop culture memorabilia on Ebay – BUT, and Continue Reading
He even makes adorable webs! Check out Lucas the Spider and his latest creation
SNAPSHOT I can totally make a spider web and look I even put a bell at the bottom so when it rings I know I got something then I can have a new friend. This might take a while. I’ll be back. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) You can help Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Watch pop icons change over time
Nothing stays the dame for long in this fast-moving world of ours, and that truism applies to pop culture icons as much as anything or anyone else. Recognising this salient fact, LA-based artist and cartoonist Jeff Victor who describes himself on his Kickstarter page as a “huge pop culture Continue Reading
Welcome to the Newpocalypse: Z Nation S5 wants you to know that zombies are people too
SNAPSHOT Warren recovers from the drone crash with handsome, mysterious Cooper; Doc and the others finally arrive in Newmerica, where they meet George, who is helping form the new country. (synopsis via Spoiler TV (c) syfy) As zombie apocalypses go, the one in Z Nation is a hoot! Granted, Continue Reading
Book review: Just the Funny Parts by Nell Scovell
It’s probably fair to say that many of us have a starry-eyed view of what it must be like to work in the entertainment industry. All those red carpet moments, confected though they are, glamorous two-minute pieces on entertainment reporting shows and the general aura of rose-tinted dreams being Continue Reading
Boldly going quickly: Short Treks into a big Star Trek Discovery galaxy
SNAPSHOT Star Trek: Discovery follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series features a new ship and new characters while Continue Reading
First impressions: Barry
We’ve all been there. A life choice that seemed perfectly reasonable at first is now onerous and burdensome, an existential noose around the neck that is either going to crush you or choke you, or both, and your only choice is to find an alternative, one you can actually Continue Reading
Captive State: Is peace without freedom worth the cost?
SNAPSHOT Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents. The sci-fi feature is directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler), Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “I Lose People … ” (S4, E15 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND HEROIC ACTS AND SWARMS O’ ZOMBIES … There are a couple of things, among many, that you’re unlikely to hear in the midst of the zombie apocalypse. One is “Everything is Awesome!”, the theme for 2014’s The Lego Movie by Tegan and Sara (feat, Lonely Continue Reading
Stupid finds a way: Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom gets an Honest Trailer
In the interests of full disclosure, and I am nothing less than ridiculously honest for the most part, I actually rather enjoyed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Yes, it had more plotholes than a semi-trailer carrying an inert T-Rex, and the characters were village idiot level-stupid, and yes narrative was Continue Reading