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Astro Boy, the new 3D animated film from Imagi Animation Studios based on Osamu Tezuka's Japanese franchise from 1952, contains everything that appeals to kids but also explores some darker themes that may be more suited to adults. Read More

Thanks to our friends over at Cornerstone Promotions, I was given the opportunity to speak with the two men behind the recently released Blaxploitation parody Black Dynamite: director Scott Sanders and actor Michael Jai White, who also co-wrote the Read More

Where the Wild Things Are, the new Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers venture based on the classic 1963 children's book by Maurice Sendak, who also gave his blessing to the project, had a lot of hype, hope, and hipsters to live up to. My friends, it is lovely. Read More

Halloween is the time movie fans generally discuss Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful masterpieces. Me? I like to talk about an even better candidate for this creepy holiday: David Lynch. The mind of the writer/director must be a strange place to live, Read More

Here's your friendly reminder that if you're in the Orlando, FL, area you can see Astro Boy free and early this weekend, courtesy of Summit Entertainment and Fandomania. Read More

From Big Bang Theory's Sheldon to President Obama making references to dilithium crystals, geeks are cool. But it wasn't always that way. Before these movies came along in the 80s, nerds and geeks were social pariahs. But now, everyone recognizes the Read More

Cassavetes is not just a name, it’s a definition. When dedicated film lovers hear that word, they think independence, rebelliousness, and fearlessness. John Cassavetes wasn’t the first independent filmmaker, but he is considered the quintessential Read More

The new Astro Boy movie is on the way, and if you're in the Orlando, FL, area you can see it for free, five days early with Fandomania! Read More

Monster movies. In space. These are the things that make me giddy like a school girl with her first crush. Pandorum delivers, in that respect, in spades, but it's the story and execution that slow it down a little too much. Read More

The word of mouth hype around Paranormal Activity calls it one of the scariest movies of the decade and claims that people have fled theaters in terror. It's not wrong on either account. Read More

Last week, I ranked the top five musicals of the Golden Age of Musicals. Musicals have matured alongside other media through the turbulent years between then and now, so this week, I return to the present to find the best modern musicals, from between Read More

Released in 1994, Love and a .45 is an extremely fun independent film that could be described as a Bonnie and Clyde for the grunge era. The title alone was enough for me give it a chance, and within the first 15 minutes I was in love with it. Read More