Everything Actioncast Ep 524 “Oscars, Ewoks, Freaky, The Stand and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris discuss the 2021 Oscar nominations, rare Star Wars spin-offs coming to Disney+, a new FX show from the Justified team, Freaky, Two Sentence Horror, The Stand on Paramount+ and more.
Everything Action Theater: Big Trouble in Little China
A commercial flop when it was released in 1986, Big Trouble in Little China has become a beloved cult classic and one of the best collaborations between John Carpenter and Kurt Russell.
Action Hero of the Week: John Shaft II
The son of the legendary private investigator John Shaft, John Shaft II is a former NYPD detective turned private eye who quits the force to first take down a racist, rich killer and then helps his son JJ investigate the murder of one of his closest friends.
The Pull List – Orphan and the Five Beasts #1
Sent on a mission by his dying master, Orphan Mo sets off to find and defeat the five former disciples that reign over a once peaceful land. These masters of deadly martial arts have spread corruption with their reach. The young warrior Mo must face off against a horde of bandits, thieves, and beasts in a chaotic realm in need of order.
New Release Round Up 3/16/21
The insanity of Psycho Goreman is out this week along with Best Picture nominee Promising Young Woman, Money Plane, Don’t Tell a Soul and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Battle at the Box Office 3/15/21
Raya and the Last Dragon remained at the top of the box office this past weekend as the theatrical movie industry slowly begins to rebuild with theaters in NYC and California beginning to reopen and allow limited capacity, adding theaters to many of the wide releases currently playing.
Musical Montage: Singles
Widely considered to have helped the grunge scene of the early 90s in Seattle go mainstream, the soundtrack for Cameron Crowe’s 1992 movie Singles featured bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and more, with Pearl Jam even appearing in the film as Matt Dillon’s fake band, Citizen Dick.
News Shotgun 3/13/21
Hasbro is bringing back more classic Real Ghostbusters toys, the live-action Powerpuff Girls were cast for The CW pilot, Michael B. Jordan will be directing Creed III, a new TMNT beat-em-up game was announced, and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 523 “TMNT, Boss Level, Coming 2 America, Wandavision and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris talk about a new TMNT beat-em-up game, the first (and possibly only) season of Wandavision, Wild Cards, Boss Level, Coming 2 America, Accident Man, Console Wars, and More.
The Spine of Night Pays Homage to Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta (Trailer)
An homage to the works of Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta, The Spine of Night is a rotoscoped, mature animated fantasy movie that is debuting next week at the digital SXSW festival and features the voices of Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Joe Manganiello, Betty Gabriel and more.