Battle at the Box Office 8/8
Riding great reviews and it’s classic name brand, Rise of the Planet of the Apes easily dominated the weekend box office.
Everything Action Theater: Black Dynamite (Pilot)
The new pilot to the animated adaptation of the modern-day “blaxplotation” film is now online, courtesy of Adult Swim.
Total Recall: Sliders “The Exodus Part II”
The episode that killed Sliders for many people, The Exodus Part 2 kills off Arturo and also any hope for Sliders returning to it’s intelligent stories of Seasons 1 and 2.
Franchise Flashback: Planet of the Apes
With the seventh entry in the Planet of the Apes franchise out in theaters this weekend, we take a look back at the other movies in the series, from the classic original to the Tim Burton re-imagining.
Review: Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau’s latest summer blockbuster is a mash-up of the western and sci fi genres but does the mash up work or does it result in a mess?
Everything Action Theater: Reign of Fire
Christian Bale and Matthew McCoughney fight dragons in the awesomley bad 2002 action movie Reign of Fire, which you can watch in it’s entirety right here, thanks to Hulu.
Admit One 8/5
Summer is slowing down as we head into August but, according to critics, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a suprisingly good choice this weekend while The Change Up is your standard “body swap” comedy.
The Darkest Hour Trailer
Emile Hirsch battles invisible aliens in Moscow in the upcoming alien invasion movie, The Darkest Hour.
Spartacus: Vengeance Trailer
Spartacus is back this January (albeit being played by a new actor) and is bringing a bloody slave revolt to Rome in the second season of the Starz show, subtitled “Vengeance”.
Action Hero of the Week: George Taylor
We “Damn (them) all to Hell!” with astronaut George Taylor, the original survivor of the Planet of the Apes.