"Stingray Sam is not a hero..." So begins the weird musical sci-fi western adventure story by Cory McAbee called, appropriately enough, Stingray Sam. The web series definitely reminds me in many ways of something written by Joss Whedon. If you crossed Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to posit a query: Is it possible for a contemporary director, best known for edge-of-your-seat action movies with a deep black humor streak to actually do justice to the famed detective, making the legend accessible to a Read More
James Cameron's Avatar crosses genres, and Kelly has a tough time pegging it as one in particular and an even tougher time answering its central moral question. Read More
For the final installment of this year's posts on geekifying your holiday season, here are some Star Wars- and Star Trek-themed nutcrackers. It's too late for this year, of course, but you could get a jump on next year's decorations! Read More
What's handsome? It's not what it used to be in Hollywood. There are quite a few fine actors today who aren't conventional in their looks, but they're way sexier than in the old days — except for Steve McQueen. He wasn't conventionally good looking Read More
As we come down to the end of the year, let’s take a look back at the movies of 2009 that grabbed the Fandomania staff and made us all take notice. Read More
James Cameron's long awaited Avatar is in theaters this week. Will it live up to the immense hype? Time will tell, but it certainly already has a big fanbase with enough fan art to warrant a Fan Art Friday feature on its day of release. Read More
Last Friday through this Saturday is Hanukkah, and as most people know, one of the most iconic elements of the Jewish Festival of Lights is the menorah. As with Christmas ornaments and nativity scenes, geeky Jews have found ways to bring their fandom to Read More
Paige examines the impact vampire pop culture, particularly the Twilight franchise, has had on the appropriation of the "vampire lifestyle" as a form of teenage rebellion, and how it relates to sexual paraphilias. Read More
