Ronin Deluxe Edition Is Classic SF&F On The Wednesday Run

Summer’s well over and it already feels like Fall has come and gone – and Halloween is still a week away! That means December holiday shopping is just around the … Continue reading Ronin Deluxe Edition Is Classic SF&F On The Wednesday Run

Saturday At The Movies – Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah

With all the buzz about and rousing success of the new American Godzilla, I thought I might take a look at another Godzilla flick, one from a few years ago, … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies – Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah

Ground Control To Major Tom-BBP! Speaks With The 39 Complex & Yokohama Theatre Group’s Andrew Woolner

Science fiction has always been a genre of storytelling that fires the imagination but, more importantly, sheds a light of truth on the state of the human condition. We have … Continue reading Ground Control To Major Tom-BBP! Speaks With The 39 Complex & Yokohama Theatre Group’s Andrew Woolner

The Steampunk Granny Takes on the 47 Ronin

47 Ronin is a fictional account of a real life group of samurai that lived in 18th century Japan. This fantasy action film, which was produced by Universal Studios, and directed … Continue reading The Steampunk Granny Takes on the 47 Ronin

This Cartoon Is Trying To Break Your Heart: Grave of the Fireflies

A hard-hitting, harrowing and realistic portrayal of a young brother and sister suffering the ravages of Japan’s losing World War II ordeal. A film that Roger Ebert calls one of … Continue reading This Cartoon Is Trying To Break Your Heart: Grave of the Fireflies

Saturday At The Movies Comic Book Two-fer: Red 2 & The Wolverine

It’s comic book domination this summer at the box office. We’ve already seen Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel and we have 2 Guns, from BOOM! and Kick Ass … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies Comic Book Two-fer: Red 2 & The Wolverine

Yi Soon Shin: Warrior And Defender – A Compelling, If Bloody, Comic Book Story Entrenched In Real World History

The medium of sequential storytelling, of comic books, is one that lends itself to a multitude of genres including science fiction, horror, noir and comedy. Most of those genres, when … Continue reading Yi Soon Shin: Warrior And Defender – A Compelling, If Bloody, Comic Book Story Entrenched In Real World History