A quick and dirty box office predictions entry this week, as it looks to be fairly quiet across theatres, with big movie stars opening films with little interest. Will any … Continue reading Will Burnt heat things up at the box office this weekend?
What was your first wuxia film? Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)? Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2003), or House of Flying Daggers (2004)? Maybe an old classic, like the Shaw Brothers’ The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)? With its balletic, often on … Continue reading To Kill or Not to Kill? Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin
I’ve written several times about kaiju eiga (Japanese giant monster movies) here at Biff Bam Pop! before, but the thing that much of the population should know is that despite … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015: Charlton Comics Kaiju
As referenced in the title of this special episode of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” 4,722 hours is how long Agent Jemma Simmons spent on that other planet on the other … Continue reading Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S03 E05: 4,722 Hours
Everyone likes a good story. Now, to be fair, some of us like them written for us, and some of us like them drawn. Some want them up on the … Continue reading Superheroes’ Secret Recipe for Success
On this season of “American Horror Story,” the show is pushing all the buttons and, I’m not talking elevator buttons. This season is darker than the previous seasons and it’s … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015: American Horror Story Hotel S05 E04: Devil’s Night
There have been at least five versions of the Legion of the Unliving, but I’m going to be talking about the most purposeful, the most devious, and my favorite – … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015: The Avengers Vs. the Legion of the Unliving
In 1977, when other kids were discovering The Sex Pistols, I was discovering The Love Boat. I stayed at my grandparents’ house on most weekends, so on Saturday nights at … Continue reading It Floats Back To You: The Love Boat Chronicles, The New Love Boat TV Movie
The Biff Bam Pop! Podcast Network presents Gobbledygeek featuring hosts Paul Smith and AJ Wiley and focusing on a variety of entertainment subjects, with our hosts and special guests frequently … Continue reading Gobbledygeek: Multiple Sadness
In 1990, the National Film Board of Canada sponsored The Burning Times by director Donna Read. It is a documentary on the witch hunts of Europe that led to the … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015: The Burning Times
The reinvention of Vertigo Comics continues apace! Earlier this month, the mature and sophisticated publishing arm of DC Comics turned a new leaf, and began releasing the first of twelve … Continue reading Art Imitates Life Imitates ART OPS #1 On The Wednesday Run
Sometime around 1980 a new paperback appeared in our household reading library (which conveniently doubled as our bathroom). This in itself was not an odd occurrence. Pretty much my entire … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2015: Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot
