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Sylvester Stallone’s 1986 cop thriller Cobra begins on a black screen with blood red titles for director George Cosmatos and star Stallone; we hear...
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To much fanfare and community cheer, the 91-year-old Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline has fully reopened to the public after a decade-long expansion...
There are some fantasy, science fiction, and horror films that not every fan has caught. Not every film ever made has been seen by...
On 2nd April 2024, we will be publishing Marvel Studios’ Thor: The Art of the Movie – the 3rd of the 24 official Marvel...
Sylvester Stallone’s 1986 cop thriller Cobra begins on a black screen with blood red titles for director George Cosmatos and star Stallone; we hear...
And so, in case you forgot that life after 2016 has been about the worst people winning, we got some other news recently: We’re...
The trade paperback collecting issues one through five of HEY KIDS! COMICS! hits the shelves on February 13th. For those of you who’ve been...
Many, many years ago, back when cable was a luxury and not a necessity, HBO was just starting to find its voice among the...
Any geek worth their salt loves games of all shapes and sizes, be it card games, board games, or video games. The reason global...
To be clear…I’m a well-regarded and welcome guest at comic book conventions—and as those who meet me at shows have heard endlessly, my belief...
Are you planning to host a Netflix binge-watch party at your home? Netflix is undoubtedly one of the most-watched media streaming channels today. As...
Latin America has several countries that regularly host exchange students, particularly from the U.S. and Europe. Latin America is a great option for students...
Look, you don’t need me to tell you Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is great, but I’m saying it anyway. It’s so good! It’s pretty...
Last time we looked a mostly lost and obscure spin-off from a hugely popular series… lets do that again. 21 Jumpstreet (note the title...
While Hollywood celebrates its best, the Razzies are ready to celebrate the worst with the annual nominations for the 39th Annual Razzie Awards. Donald...
2018 was a fantastic year for games with titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and Fortnite taking the world by storm....
So, early last month I was invited to be a guest at the SDCC in 2019. I was more than a little surprised, since...
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally supposed to run before the holidays, but I screwed up. Fortunately, it’s a damned good piece and since...
You might remember the late Jay Thomas from his roles on Mork & Mindy, Cheers and Murphy Brown, but to late night audiences, his...
Emmet Otter is a thief and a liar. His mother Alice Otter is a thief and a liar. All of Emmett’s friends are enablers...
Well, that’s it. Season 11 of Doctor Who; the first ever to star a woman in the lead role; is done and dusted. After...
“…Ah, but it’s cold outside.” And apparently getting colder. Do I feel a kind of perverse pride in my uncanny prescience in getting ahead...
The fifth issue-which wraps up what I hope will be the first of three arcs of HEY KIDS! COMICS!—hit many of your comic book...
Introduction Welcome once again to our annual Holiday Gift Guide! Whether you’re a first time reader or regular friend of FOG!, we hope that...
Forgive an old man for a slipping memory. Here’s an addendum, and not necessarily the last such, to the lists that preceded it… ...
For years, folks have been searching for the perfect unconventional Christmas movie. Something besides the super sweet holiday movies of Hallmark or the conventional...
This time I’m covering other genres, the outliers, and the oops, I slipped on this one or that one. I’m sure there are authors...
In 1956, science fiction author James Blish, who would later go on to novelize the original Star Trek series, wrote a book called Year...