Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Though Slightly Underdeveloped, Samaritan Sees Stallone Get Back Into Action

Putting a somewhat fresh spin on the superhero movie, director Julius Avery (Overlord) delivers Samaritan, the story of young Sam Cleary (real-life kid boxer Javon “Wanna” Walton) who grows up […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe Marks the Return of ’90s Empty-Headed Fun

Admittedly, MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-Head” series (which began in 1993) and the characters’ first movie, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) are works that I dearly loved when they were […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home Is Just Nostalgic and New Enough to be a Great Addition to the Superhero’s Canon

Spider-Man: No Way Home

In my comic book reading patterns, Spider-Man was always my guy. Not because of his cool powers or even the similarities in our ages when I was reading his adventures. […]

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Beyond, Event, Uncategorized

C2E2 2019 Friday Panel Catchup

There was actual sunshine and not too terrible temperatures awaiting all those streaming into McCormick Place for C2E2 2019’s first day, and thus we got to bask in some great […]

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Beyond, Event, Event, Games & Tech, Previews

Preview: C2E2 2019 Starts Friday, and it’s Time to Choose Your Own Adventure!

The great thing about being a nerd is that there are many things you can be a nerd about. Maybe you love comics, knitting or Dungeons & Dragons. Or maybe […]

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Beyond, Event, Uncategorized

Preview: C2E2 Announcements Heat Up with David Tennant Joining Matt Smith at This Year’s Con

While we’re still a few months out from the beginning of Chicago’s con season, that doesn’t mean we’ve been lax about keeping up with what’s to come. C2E2 is only […]

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