‘Allen v. Farrow‘ is a four-part documentary streaming on HBO Max that details the disturbing allegations against movie director Woody Allen. It is directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. Mia Farrow, her adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, adopted son Ronan Farrow, and several of her other children discuss the allegations that Mia’s longtime partner, film…
‘No Way Back‘ is an action thriller from 1995 directed by Frank A. Cappello. It was made by Overseas Filmgroup, originally premiering in Japan through Columbia Pictures. It would later be shown in the United States in 1996. LA-based FBI Agent Zack Grant (Russell Crowe) is shocked when rookie undercover agent Seiko Kobayashi (Kelly Hu)…
Written and created by Gabe Cheng with art by Benjamin Sawyer, ‘For Molly Chapter 3’ continues the story of Greg and his new canine friend Molly as they traverse danger. A cult of humans infiltrates the forest where the group of talking dogs live. They capture Molly, but with the help of a human named…
For Molly Chapter Two is an indie comic book sequel written and created by Gabe Cheng featuring art by Benjamin Sawyer. It was published after a successful crowdfunding campaign. Following chapter one, Greg is on the run with Molly, a rebel from a tribe of dogs that continue to protect a truce that was made…
Danis Tanovic directs ‘The Postcard Killings,’ a psychological thriller that was based on the novel of the same name by author James Patterson and Liza Marklund. There are some minor spoilers, but I avoid any big ones. NYPD detective Jacob (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his ex-wife Valerie Kanon (Famke Janssen) loses their daughter and son-in-law…
Comic book writer Peter David brings us Symbiote Spider-Man, a 2019 Marvel graphic novel that explores Spider-Man’s days wearing the symbiote suit that would soon become his darkest enemy. Taking place after the original ‘Secret Wars,’ Peter Parker and Felicia Hardy are beginning their relationship and trying to navigate how complex their love is, with…
Comic book artist Hoang Nguyen teams with writer Mike Kennedy to revive ‘Metal Militia,’ a series that Nguyen worked on in the nineties back to life in this reboot where he successfully raised funds through a crowdfunding campaign. Max wakes up in a New York that is under the control of a technology company that…
‘An American Pickle‘ is a comedy HBO Max exclusive directed by Brandon Trost and written by Simon Rich, who wrote the short story “Sell Out” which the movie is based on. Originally, Sony Pictures was supposed to release the film, but the rights were sold to Warner Bros. Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen) moves to New…
‘Fear City: New York vs The Mafia‘ is a three-part true crime documentary series on Netflix. It is directed by Sam Hobkinson and discusses law enforcement’s attempts to break the Mafia’s control of New York City. In 1970s-80s New York, the Big Apple is known as Fear City with the Gambino, Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese, and…
Leading us into the “Iron Man 2020” event in the first issue in the Marvel Comics event. It is written by Dan Slott with artwork Pete Woods, who also did the premiere variant (seen above). The story takes place after the world discovers that Tony Stark did die at the end of Civil War II…
Kicking off a five-part miniseries, Marvel Comics brings us ‘Amazing Spider-Man: Daily Bugle‘ part one “The Hanging Judge” which reopens Peter Parker’s first job and is a call-to-action for journalism. It is written by Mat Johnson with fantastic art from Mack Chater, Francesco Mobili, and Dono Sanchez-Almara. Joseph “Robbie” Robertson is the current editor-in-chief at…
In conjunction with their PS5 announcement, Sony also premiered the teaser for a brand new spin-off game to go along with the system ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales,’ which connects to the critically-acclaimed ‘Spider-Man’ from the PS4. Some conflicting statements from Sony and game creator Insomniac Games caused some confusion. One Sony executive described it as an…
‘The Book of Henry‘ is a coming-of-age thriller film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Gregg Hurwitz. It had its premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival and released in theaters by Focus Features. Henry (Jaeden Martell) is a genius child prodigy living with his single mother Susan Carpenter (Naomi Watts) and younger…
Well, well, well. The chickens have come home to roost with the so-called “sign-stealing” controversy, where the Astros got caught using a video camera to steal the signs of the LA Dodgers during the 2017 World Series. It caused a frenzied circus of media coverage in 2019. In the end, they were given a hefty…
Netflix takes potshots at their competitors on cable with ‘Trial By Media,’ a six-episode documentary is executive produced by George Clooney. Yes, the actor who’s best known for ruining the Batman media franchise. The show takes on several sensationalized court cases. They start with ‘Jenny Jones murder’ when the daytime talk show host embarrassed one…
The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams co-writes this Spider-Man miniseries with his son Henry Adams with art by Sara Pichelli. It presents an alternate future with a retired Peter Parker and his son who is learning what it is like to be the web-slinger. Ben Parker was learning his new abilities and even trying…
J.J. Abrams and his son Henry Abrams returns to the Marvel Universe, at least in the comic sense, with issue two of their five-part series “Bloodlines.” In the first issue, we saw Peter Parker retire his webs after a being named Cadaverous murdered Mary Jan. Years later in New York, their son Ben develop spider-powers.…
I figured I would share my thoughts on my favorite comic book covers of 2019. This year displayed so much artwork so it was hard to narrow it down. The covers were not limited to just the big companies, but several of the smaller ones showed some incredible talent. In no particular order, here is…
In one of the most blatant and obvious acts of nepotism, Marvel Comics allowed The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams to co-write a Spider-Man miniseries with his son Henry Adams with art by Sara Pichelli. A mysterious being called Cadaverous attacks New York City and, despite the best efforts of Spider-Man, Mary Jane is…
Being Frank has not been well received by critics. Directed by Miranda Bailey and written by Glen Lakin, the movie comedy-drama that tackles a very complex family issue: lying. Philip Hansen (Logan Miller) is the son of wealthy condiments company owner Frank Hansen (Jim Gaffigan). The two of them are at odds with each other…
Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, Mary Harron directs American Psycho, a psychological satirical thriller that premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2000, and it soon developed a cult following. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a wealthy investment banker living in 1988 New York City. He has a nice apartment,…
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston team-up for Murder Mystery, directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by James Vanderbilt. Sandler has a skill for producing low brow comedies that are either massive hits or dubs. New York policeman Nick Spitz (Adam Sandler) lies to his wife, hairdresser and mystery novel obsessed Audrey (Jennifer Aniston) about passing…
For Molly Chapter One is a new indie graphic novel written and created by Gabe Cheng featuring art by Benjamin Sawyer. It started out as a webcomic before evolving into a print comic book. A recently divorced New Yorker named Greg is going through grief at the failure of his marriage. His only support is…
Marvel Comics brings together the Man Without Fear and New York’s deadliest vigilante in Daredevil And The Punisher: Child’s Play written by comic book veteran Frank Miller and drawn by Miller along with iconic artist Klaus Jansen. It was first published in 1988 and highlighted a growing drug problem in the inner city. The United…
The understanding of “Parabellum” does present itself until the end of the film, but let us start at the beginning. We meet John Wick (Keanu Reeves) within the same hour where he is given in the last film that gave him a running start. John needs to make a break, and fast. He wants another…
