Star Wars lore is not limited to six movies and an animated series. In fact, before the acquisition of LucasFilm, the Expanded Universe had a plethora of comic books, novels, and video games filled with adventures, heroes, villains, and exotic locations. This includes some pretty cool characters who have influenced the story-arcs. Here is the…
‘Boss Level‘ is a science fiction action film directed by Joe Carnahan, who also co-wrote it and co-produced it along with Frank Grillo and a handful of others. It was released by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures and streamed exclusively through Hulu. Retired Delta Force soldier Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) has a problem. He keeps waking…
In 2019, Alterna Comics brought us the science fiction epic ‘Feast or Famine.’ It features an alternate history written and created by Dave Swartz with artwork from Joseph Cooper. Nicholas Teska is on the verge of something great. After having his invention stolen from Samuel Edison, who does after a botched experiment, Teska joins forces…
‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things‘ is directed by Ian Samuels and based on a screenplay by Lev Grossman, who also wrote the fictional novel that the film is based on. It was released exclusively on Amazon Prime. Mark (Kyle Allen) is a high school junior stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day…
Gundam is a fan favorite mech science fiction. Originally an anime from Tokyo-based Sunrise, it soon branched off into television, film, novels, manga, video games, and so much more. Over the years, fans have built “Gunpla” models based on the man TV shows. As a fan of the many spin-offs, I decided to compile a…
Mike Cahill writes and directs the science fiction drama ‘Bliss.’ It was produced by James D. Stern who made it with Endgame Entertainment and released via Amazon Prime. Greg Whittle (Owen Wilson) is a daydreaming pencil pusher recently divorced. He sketches a strange coastal house and fakes a shoulder injury to take painkillers. When his…
Gundam is a science fiction mech suit franchise that has branched into television, film, anime, novels, and manga. For generations, fans have built “Gunpla” models based on the man TV shows. As a fan of the many spin-offs, I decided to compile a list of my favorite mobile suits and mobile fighters (as they are…
‘Gundam Build Divers‘ is a 2018 kids’ anime series based on the popular Gundam franchise. It is directed by Shinya Watada and written by Noboru Kimura. The series was produced by the Tokyo-based production company Sunrise and dubbed into English by Bang Zoom Entertainment before being released by Funimation. This review is based on the…
Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström takes the director’s chair of ‘Outside The Wire,’ a science fiction war drama that made its premiere on the Netflix streaming service. In 2036, Eastern Europe is destabilized once again prompting a civil war in which both the Russians and the Americans have an interest, both sides using robots called Gumps.…
‘Lily C.A.T.’ is a 1987 science fiction horror anime written and directed by Hisayuki Toriumi. It was released by Studio Pierrot and translated into an English dub Streamline Pictures before being acquired by Discotek Media. Captain Mike Hamilton (Mike Reynolds), commanding officer of the Saldes, brings himself and the crew out of a twenty-year hibernation.…
I put off doing my review for the second season of ‘The Mandalorian,’ also known as Star Wars: The Mandalorian because I could not think of a way to write this review without doing spoilers for particular episodes. I feel now that enough time has gone by to write it. Mando (Pedro Pascal) is now on…
Buckle up and welcome to StudioJake. Do not worry. All of the content you love is still here. In this vlog, I give an update on all of the happenings and what to expect as we go into 2021. One of the first things you need to know is that I am joining Rumble! I…
‘Alien Xmas‘ is a Christmas kids movie streaming on Netflix. The stop-motion film is directed by Stephen Chiodo, who also co-wrote the book it is based on with Jim Strain. Santa Claus (Keythe Farley) tells young elf children the story of X (Dee Bradley Baker), who was sent to Earth by Z (Barbara Goodson), the…
Disney Star Wars films, with a single exception, have not been well-received by fans of the film franchise. However, shows like The Mandalorian, the final season of Clone Wars, and video games have been keeping a light on for the fandom. Disney Investor’s Day 2020 revealed that LucasFilms is moving forward with a few shows…
My Dad is the special guest in this video. You might be asking, what’re they doing? The answer is simple. My Dad had never sat down and watched an anime. He may have seen one here or there when I was watching TV, but never has he seen one. Gathering trailers for ‘Fruits Basket,’ ‘Attack…
The actor who is best known for being the man in the Darth Vader suit David Prowse has passed away at 85. He died at a London Hospital on November 28, 2020. Prowse was a British heavyweight weightlifting championship in 1962 and two further years, even representing England in the weightlifting event at the 1962…
‘Pets United‘ is a European-Chinese animated feature that was released in the United States on Netflix in 2020. The film is written and directed by Reinhard Klooss and edited by Alexander Dittner. Sometime in the future, Robocity is a utopian city where humans live in luxury with their pets and robots cater to their whims.…
Gina Carano is in the headlights of the weirdos on social media who think everyone should bow before their hissy fits. The Star Wars actress refuses to back down and that drives them crazy, so they call for her to be fired. Fortunately, real Star Wars rally to stand up for her and freedom of…
The so-called woke like to talk a good game, claiming to be “diverse” and “inclusive” when it comes to women. However, when one dares to think for herself, they grab their pitchforks faster than you can say, “cuddle group.” ‘The Mandalorian‘ actress and former MMA fighter Gina Carano dared to do the unthinkable. She expressed…
‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ is an animated series billed to be a self-parody and comedy of the beloved Star Trek franchise. Instead, it made the whole concept of the science fiction series the subject of mockery, putting a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. In part 2 of my epic rant, I discuss why the series…
In a galaxy far, far away, before the sequel series, there was the comic books. Well, with one exception. Dark Horse Comics brought us into a future that might have been in the stories after the original Star Wars trilogy or how it could have turned out differently. In any case, I wanted to share…
4001 AD is a science fiction miniseries collected into a single graphic novel from Valiant Entertainment. It was written by Matt Kindt with art by Clayton Crain and David Mack. Sometime in the future, the AI known as Father launched Japan into space to protect it from the growing unrest on the Earth. At the…
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…
Fans, audiences, Trekkers, and Trekkies have been demanding Star Trek content. So Alex Kurtzman brings us a steaming pile of mess that is ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ Check out the episode below: I have never been shy about my thoughts on the Star Trek animated series. Here is a series of tweets with my running…
Comic book writer and novelist Mike Baron brings us Nexus: The Novel, a science fiction adventure based on the reluctant comic book hero created by Baron and drawn by artist Steve Rude. Horatio Hellpop aka the reluctant superpowered hero Nexus heads to Earth on assignment from the Merk in order to meet his quota on…
