News Shotgun 6/5/21
Issa Rae joins the Into The Spider-Verse sequel as Spider-Woman, HBO Max launches an ad-supported cheaper version, FX announces a bunch of premiere dates, an extended version of Super Mario Bros. The Movie is online, Donnie Yen joins John Wick Chapter 4 and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 535 “Army of the Dead, Reminiscence, Psycho Goreman, The Empty Man and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris dig some more into Army of the Dead, the first trailer for Reminiscence, the insanity of Psycho Goreman, the more complex nature of The Empty Man, an extended version of the Super Mario Bros. movie, new options in the streaming wars and more.
Admit One 6/4/21
The third Conjuring movie, The Devil Made Me Do It, arrives in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend along with a long-delayed sequel from Dreamworks to Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Spirit Untamed.
The True Story of America is Revealed on Netflix with America: The Motion Picture (Trailer)
The “true” story of the American Revolution will be revealed on Netflix just in time for the Fourth of July with America: The Motion Picture, starring Channing Tatum as George Washington.
Hugh Jackman Digs Into a Sci-Fi Noir Mystery in Reminiscence (Trailer)
Co-creator of Westworld Lisa Joy makes her film directing debut with Reminiscence, which arrives in theaters and on HBO Max in August and stars Hugh Jackman as a man who has created a machine that allows people to relive memories but becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to one of his clients, played by Rebecca Ferguson.
Neill Blomkamp Returns with Demonic (Trailer)
Neill Blomkamp is back in August with his first movie since 2015’s Chappie, the horror movie Demonic.
Gamebox 2.0: Biomutant Review
Biomutant is out now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC and we got the chance to dive into its post-apocalyptic open world as a furry wung-fu master and decide the fate of the world.
Everything Action Theater: Virtua Fighter
After the release of Virtua Fighter 1 and 2, Sega worked with animation studio TMS to bring Virtua Fighter to TV with an anime series that debuted in Japan in October of 1995 and lasted 35 episodes until June 1996. The series followed Akira Yuki as he tried to see the “eight stars of heaven” and work with other fighters to save Sarah Bryant from an evil scientist.
Action Hero of the Week: Bowen
A skilled knight and dragonslayer, Bowen forms an alliance with Draco, the last living dragon, and attempts to free the kingdom from the rule of the tyrannical Einon, who shares a part of Draco’s heart after it was used to save him from death as a boy.
New Release Round Up 6/1/21
Smokey and The Bandit is out on 4K this week along with newer movies The Courier, Endangered Species, The Vault, Trigger Point, Embattled and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.