It isn’t often that a major studio launches an overt social and political campaign. It’s even more rare to see a major star take a stand against one of the biggest entertainment industries in the world, the NFL. It seems that is exactly what Sony/Columbia and Will Smith aim to do with their upcoming film, Concussion. It is […]
Straight Outta Compton made another estimated $13.2 million dollars and officially became the most successful biopic in film history with a total of $134 million dollars and counting. This is clearly a hit that has surpassed even the most optimistic projections. The surprise of the weekend was War Room. The film that managed to nab second place despite […]
It has been a long rollercoaster of a ride for Batman on the big-screen. The road to battling Superman and forming a Justice League in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was a long one. He first reached the height of popcorn popularity with 1989’s Batman, before finding new depths of ridicule with Batman & Robin in the late 90’s. […]
The summer is wrapping up and as the seasons change, so do the movies. This is a time when action movies are released that studios typically aren’t sure are going to work. However, this month there will be a wide range of movies to offer moviegoers. It gets off to an anemic start, before the last two weeks of September […]
Welcome back to another edition of Clips That Make Us Smile! The summer season is just about over and it is time to transition to the fall. Ant-Man, Falcon, Mad Max, Spider-Man, Key & Peele and many others made waves over the past few months in the geekosphere for various reasons. So before we transition […]
The video game movie genre has never found success with critics, or delivered a truly competent blockbuster. The Tomb Raider and Resident Evil franchises (coincidentally both headed by female leads) were huge financial successes, despite not being able to rise above their B-movie status. Hollywood is taking another swing at the genre and the two […]
In 1998, the video game industry was revolutionized and grew up in many ways when Metal Gear Solid was released on Playstation home consoles. The game introduced a stealth gameplay element that went against the rampant carnage that is generally associated with the industry. It was the third instalment in the Metal Gear series and no other franchise has come […]
What is better than a horror or comedy movie? A horror-comedy movie of course! The sub-genre has been relatively successful over the years. Movies from Shaun of the Dead to Zombieland, have proven that a healthy balance between laughter and impaling undead corpses can actually be found. Writer and director Christopher Landon is looking to add the next cult […]
We are less than four months away and director J.J. Abrams is loosening his notoriously tight lips about his little passion project known as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He was faced with one of the gargantuan tasks in film history by continuing the legacy of Star Wars, while making a new one for future generations […]
It’s that time of year when things begin getting a bit spooky. The sun will start to set earlier, there will be more horror movies in the theaters, and more haunted houses and haunted attractions to choose from. Last week we got the opportunity to check out a unique combination of California history and interactive […]
Welcome back to another week of the Epic Comicast podcast! It has been a busy week in the world of geek news, as the D23 Convention continues to build its reputation as the closest competition to Comic Con. The ECC team discusses the footage of Captain America: Civil War that was screened for the D23 attendees and […]
The surprise hit of the summer continued its domination of the box-office, as Straight Outta Compton easily took the top spot for the second week in a row. The biopic about the rise and fall of N.W.A., one of hip-hop’s more innovative and controversial acts, made another estimated $26.7 million dollars over the past weekend. The drama […]
