Admit One 8/27/21
Candyman closes out August in theaters while Vacation Friends, He’s All That, Together, No Man of God and Mosquito State are available either theatrically and/or streaming.
Everything Action Commentary: Double Impact
For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris are joined by special guest Justin from JJ Lomas Entertainment to watch the Van Damme classic Double Impact, which turned 30 this month.
Everything Action Theater: The Spectacular Spider-Man
One of the best adaptations of Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man ran for two seasons starting in 2008 but the early legal disputes over rights between Disney and Sony (which have since been mostly worked out) caused the show to be cancelled despite universal acclaim from critics and fans. You can check out the first episode in the latest Everything Action Theater.
Action Hero of the Week: Replicant
In an effort to catch the ruthless serial killer Edward “The Torch” Garrotte, the Replicant is cloned from Garrotte’s DNA and assists Detective Jake Riley to track down and stop Garrotte’s killing spree using his share memories and telepathic link.
New Release Round Up 8/24/21
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is out this week on Blu-ray and DVD along with Peter Rabbit 2, the most recent seasons of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Prodigal Son, NCIS Los Angeles and SWAT, a new remaster of Overboard, and more.
Peter Enters the Spider-Verse of Madness in December (Trailer)
After tons of anticipation, the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally here as Peter seeks help from Doctor Strange to try and undo the damage wrought by Mysterio in Far From Home but there are multiversal side effects and threats from other dimensions arrive, like Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock.
Battle at the Box Office 8/23/21
Free Guy remained strong at the box office and easily held off all the new releases, which with the exception of Paw Patrol: The Movie, all crashed and burned below expectations.
Review: Reminiscence
Hugh Jackman stars in the new sci-fi noir from Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy as a man who sells a service that allows people to relive memories but he becomes obsessed with reliving his own memories to try and find the woman he loved after she disappears in Reminiscence.
Musical Montage: Lonr. feat Amber Mark “Save My Love”
This past weekend’s new theatrical/HBO Max release Reminiscence doesn’t seem like the kind of movie that would normally have a music video tie-in but the movie’s end credits song “Save My Love” by Lonr. feat Amber Mack does have one, with Thandiwe Newton appearing to putting Lonr. into the memory machine to relive a past moment.
Everything Actioncast Ep 546 “Eternals, Expendables, Free Guy, Sonny Chiba and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast podcast, Zach and Chris pay their respects to Sonny Chiba and discuss the final Eternals trailer, a possible Expendables spin-off, El Rey turning into a Roku channel, A Quiet Place Part II, Free Guy, Star Wars: Visions, Hellraiser in Dead by Daylight and more.