Author: Andy Burns

Andy Burns is the Senior Manager of Digital Content for SiriusXM Canada, and has been the Editor-In-Chief of the pop culture website Biff Bam Pop! since its inception in 2008. Andy's book, Wrapped In Plastic: Twin Peaks, was published in 2015 by ECW Press. His second, This Dark Chest of Wonders: 40 Years of Stephen King's The Stand, was published by Cemetery Dance in 2018 and was followed in 2021 by The Art and Making of The Stand, which chronicled the creation of the Paramount+/Amazon Prime series for Titan Books.
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Straight Outta Compton goes straight to number one

A huge opening for one of this week’s two debuts, while another one just couldn’t find itself an audience. Here’s what went down: Staight Outta Compton, the critically acclaimed biopic … Continue reading Straight Outta Compton goes straight to number one

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Will Straight Outta Compton go straight to number one?

This weekend sees the release of two radically different films, courting two radically different audiences. Which one will come out on top? Here’s our prediction: Straight Outta Compton is the … Continue reading Will Straight Outta Compton go straight to number one?

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Interview: Artist Matthew Therrien discusses his new horror comic anthology, The Gates of Misery

I’m a big man of anthology comics like Creepy and Eerie, and I grew up loving the late 80s/early 90s Tales From The Crypt tv show (not to mention the … Continue reading Interview: Artist Matthew Therrien discusses his new horror comic anthology, The Gates of Misery

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Playstation 4 Review: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

I’m a Rapture sucker. I love the whole idea of believers leaving all their earthly possessions behind and ascending to the heavens while the rest of us are stuck duking … Continue reading Playstation 4 Review: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

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Misison: Impossible Rogue Nation cruises to a second week on top

One of the most well reviewed films of the summer continued to bring in audiences this weekend, while arguablly the worst reviewed film of the season managed tto severely underperform, … Continue reading Misison: Impossible Rogue Nation cruises to a second week on top

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Saturday At The Movies: Suburban Gothic

Do you remember The ‘burbs? It came out back in 1989, directed by Joe Dante and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher and Rick Ducommon, and was a fun … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: Suburban Gothic

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Can Fantastic Four clobber the bad buzz to be a hit?

It’s a big weekend for fanboys, fangirls and naysayers galore, as one of the most buzzed about, controversial films of the summer hits theatres. Will it be a bomb or … Continue reading Can Fantastic Four clobber the bad buzz to be a hit?

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Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation soars to the top of the box office

The early weekend numbers are in and, as expected, it wasn’t an impossible mission for Tom Cruise to scale some impressive heights at the box office this weekend. Here’s what … Continue reading Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation soars to the top of the box office