Laika Studios has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for their forthcoming fantasy-adventure Wildwood that reveals how they transformed wood, wire, fabric, paint, and imagination into the film’s spectacular environments. Based on the bestselling novel by Colin Meloy, which is illustrated by Carson Ellis, Wildwood is directed by Kubo and the Two Strings helmer Travis Knight, and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Wake in Fright (1971)
Wake in Fright, 1971. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. Starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kaye, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, and Al Thomas. SYNOPSIS: After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent. When […]
Comic Book Preview – Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #4
DON’T MISS THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION! Under siege in a blizzard, Batman, Green Arrow, the Question, and the refugees of Arcadia must go to war with a mercenary army commanded by a desperate, petty billionaire. Our heroes will emerge forever changed… if they survive! Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #4 goes on sale on July 1st, priced […]
Scare Glow joins Iron Studios’ Masters of the Universe collection with collectible statue
Iron Studios has officially announced that it is expanding the ranks of the Evil Warriors in its Masters of the Universe Art Scale collection with a new 1:10 scale Scare Glow collectible statue, available to pre-order now ahead of an expected Q3 2027 shipping; check out the official promotional images and details for the limited […]
10 Delectable Films About Food Guaranteed to Make You Hungry
Prepare to feel hungry, as these 10 delicious films about food are guaranteed to make your mouth water… Food and film have gone together for a long time. I’m not just talking about an overpriced bucket (or Dune fleshlight) of slightly stale popcorn, or a hotdog that’s been spinning on the plate for 23 years, […]
The Longest Leap: Quantum Leap’s Ending is Still a Gut-Punch Thirty Years On
Adam Page on the gut-punch of Quantum Leap’s infamous finale… There are endings, and then there are endings. There are those wrapped neatly with a little bow, a kiss in the sunset, the hero walks away from the frame and everyone is alive, smiling and all properly accounted for. Television, and in particular American network […]
Genndy Tartakovsky sets Conan the Barbarian animated series with Cartoon Network and Prime Video
Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky is set to reunite with Cartoon Network for a Conan the Barbarian animated series which is in development for Prime Video. “I’ve been trying to develop Conan since 2008, but the world was not ready,” said Tartakovsky via a video message during Warner Bros.’ presentation at this week’s […]
PCS unleashes Hellraiser 1:3 scale Butterball collectible statue
Premium Collectibles Studio has unveiled the 1:3 scale Butterball statue which is inspired by the appearance of the creepy Cenobite in the classic 1987 supernatural horror Hellraiser. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,260; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Universe: Ambition, Excess, and the Franchise That Could Have Been […]
Spanish Dracula serves up more horror with the trailer for Los Vampires
Ahead of its world premiere next month at the Fantasia International Film Festival next month, a trailer has arrived online for Los Vampires. The mystery horror tells the fictionalised story of the making of George Melford’s Spanish version of Dracula, which was shot alongside the classic Bela Lugosi-led 1931 Universal Monsters film. Directed by Craig […]
Pixar Doesn’t Have an Originality Problem, It Has a Universality Problem
Joseph Jenkinson on Pixar’s “originality problem” and its shifting storytelling priorities… Pixar earned its reputation through a seemingly endless run of original stories. Aside from the occasional revisit to the Toy Story world, the period between 1995 and 2010 (often regarded as the studio’s golden age) was defined by a string of beloved films that […]
