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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

(Nathan M Rose) 8/28/2019 5:06 PM EDT
It's been 37 years since Jim Henson's masterpiece "The Dark Crystal" graced the silver screen but, since that time, its tale of Gelflings, Skeksis, Mystics, and the planet Thra have passed through the ages and are still popular with children and adults today. No bigger example of that is the new prequel television series debuting ... Read More

Rocketman

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/27/2019 8:53 AM EDT
Sir Elton Hercules John began his professional music career in 1962 at the tender age of fifteen and after more than five decades he has become one of the most beloved and influential musicians of our time, giving the world hit song after hit song and over fifty top 40 singles. His life has been a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs with drug... Read More

BrightBurn

(Maureen Buccellato) 8/20/2019 4:34 PM EDT
We all know the story of Superman - an alien baby from another planet crashes down to Earth and becomes a heroic icon to the world. Well, what happens when those extraordinary gifts are not used for the greater good? What if the child is inherently bad and will stop at nothing to use his powers to destroy all those around him? Brightburn tells this... Read More

The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season

(Leonard Buccellato) 8/20/2019 10:18 AM EDT
On October 31st, 2010, The Walking Dead premiered on AMC and the world of horror on TV was permanently changed. Say what you want about the trajectory of this show, there is no denying the impact it has had on mainstream television.I became a fan of zombie-horror movies when I was a kid, and my mom, who is a horror fan herself, recited to me, the ... Read More

Batman: Hush

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/14/2019 3:44 PM EDT
Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics have had a long-standing collaboration that has produced numerous animated feature films. For twenty-plus years they have brought beloved superheroes and evil villains together on screen for all our enjoyment. Of course, a fan favorite has always been Batman and DC Comics has retold many of his classic sto... Read More

Tolkien

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/12/2019 9:27 PM EDT
Imagine what literature would have been like if J.R.R. Tolkien had had a different childhood? Imagine what if the creative mind that was his had not had the experiences he was exposed to in his early life? Would we have gotten Middle Earth? Arda? Made up languages? Luckily, we will never have to find out as the influences that sha... Read More

Avengers: Endgame

(Maureen Buccellato) 8/12/2019 3:29 PM EDT
The highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of 21 films over the course of 11 years. It all began in 2008 with Iron Man, launching Robert Downey, Jr. back into superstardom. He was not only believable as Tony Stark, but he WAS Tony Stark. Once again, we were treated to the talent that Downey, Jr. possesses and t... Read More

The Peanut Butter Falcon

(Alyn Darnay) 8/12/2019 9:34 AM EDT
Every once and awhile a small film comes along that unexpectedly packs a punch to the heart and unarms you with its charm. This film is like that. It's a walking, talking, a riff on a modern Mark Twain style adventure tale, that adds so many more layers to what's expected, you'll find yourself moved emotionally by its evolving storyline... Read More

The Kitchen

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/8/2019 9:54 AM EDT
In 1993 DC Comics opened an offshoot branch called Vertigo. It was used to publish the more graphic stories that couldn't be published under the Comics Code Authority. It allowed DC Comics to offer readers more graphic violence, nudity, drug use, and profanity. One of these stories revolved around mob wives and was called The Kitc... Read More

The Art of Racing in the Rain

(Alyn Darnay) 8/6/2019 4:54 PM EDT
FACT: Of all the animal species in the world, the one we humans are closest to and have formed the most lasting relationship with is the dog. It's a relationship that started over 100,000 years ago, just about as long as we've trod this earth, and may actually be responsible for our survival as a species. FACT: It's known that when humans pet ... Read More