Everything Actioncast Ep 520 “Mortal Kombat, Last of Us, Invincible, The Running Man and More”
Zach is solo this week but still dives into the first Mortal Kombat reboot trailer, the surprisingly dark Cruella trailer, a new take on Stephen King’s novel of The Running Man from Edgar Wright, The Last of Us HBO series casting, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Rebel Without a Cause, a comic continuation of Batman 89 and Superman 78 and more.
Invincible Arrives in March to Give Prime Video More Violent (and Funny) Superhero Action (Trailer)
Robert Kirkman’s excellent comic series Invincible arrives in March on Prime Video with a new animated series that follows the life of 17-year-old superhero Mark Grayson, who tries to juggle high school problems with training and trying to live up to his powerful and beloved superhero father, Omniman.
A New Tournament Begins in April with Mortal Kombat (Trailer)
Arriving on HBO Max and in theaters in April, Mortal Kombat returns to live-action with an R rated reboot starring Lewis Tan, Joe Taslim, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ludi Lin, Max Huang and more as the best warriors of Earthrealm battle for the fate of the planet against the supernatural warriors of Outworld.
Everything Action Theater: Spaceballs
The legendary Mel Brooks skewered Star Wars and many other sci-fi classics in his hilarious and iconic 1987 movie Spaceballs, which you can watch in the latest edition of the Everything Action Theater.
Emma Stone Breaks Bad for Disney with Cruella (Trailer)
Emma Stone plays the younger, but still insane, version of 101 Dalmatians’ iconic villain Cruella De Vil, who is determined to rise to the top of London’s fashion world at any cost, in the upcoming prequel movie from Disney.
Action Hero of the Week: Jimmy Conlon
To protect his son, former Irish mob hitman Jimmy Conlon is forced to kill the son of his former boss, which puts himself and his son into the crosshairs of corrupt cops, mob hitmen, and more as they attempt to stay one step ahead in New York City.
New Release Round Up 2/16/21
Lovecraft Country Season 1 is out this week along with Season 2 of Harley Quinn (and both seasons on Blu-Ray), Good Burger on Blu-Ray, Archenemy, The Informer, and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Review: A Ghost Waits
Jack is a handyman hired to fix up a house that never holds its tenants long enough. The quiet, unsuspecting house is guarded by the ghostly Muriel, whose duty is to scare away any occupants. As Jack tries to clean up the place and prepare for new residents, Muriel tries every trick she knows to scare Jack out. Now, these people from opposite worlds start to question everything about their decisions.
The Pull List – Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #1
In 1947, Professor Bruttenholm and Hellboy are invited to see an excavation of a South American dig site. As father and son travel abroad on an airplane, trouble strikes and causing the plane to crash nearby a savage island. Fending off the wild beast and hungry predators, this untamed land holds many secrets that will kill to keep hidden.
Musical Montage: An American Tail
An American Tail is still one of the most beloved and best-remembered movies from animation legend Don Bluth and one of the reasons for its longevity is its iconic song “Somewhere Out There”, which was a massive radio hit and earned two Grammy awards along with being nominated for an Oscar. Fievel Goes West brought the song back along with a new song, the less remembered “Dreams to Dream”.