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What’s Next for the Jurassic Franchise?

Per Matt “No one is impressed with a dinosaur anymore.” That line of dialogue cannot be further from the truth. After Jurassic World broke multiple box-office records earlier this year, the future seems incredibly bright for distributor Universal Studios. With… Continue Reading →

What Happened to James Bond?

Per Matt Based on Ian Fleming’s novels and short stories, the James Bond movie franchise has endured for 53 years, grossing more than $6 billion to date. But with the release of Spectre, the film franchise seems to be heading… Continue Reading →

November 6, 2015

Insidious: Chapter 3

I’m always hesitant whenever a film franchise that I actually enjoy (which is rare enough) swaps out directors in subsequent installments. Sadly, the path of those future movies (as well as their overall quality) always seem to be going down… Continue Reading →

October 24, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road

“If you can’t fix what’s broken… you’ll go insane.” That line of dialogue from Mad Max: Fury Road might as well summarize Writer-Director George Miller’s frame of mind. While it’s been 36 years since he originally released Mad Max (and… Continue Reading →

October 17, 2015

William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge

Per Matt Rounding out the prequel trilogy, ‘Tis the War of Stars, Episode Three. As if the story, written by Shakespeare, Revealeth the Dark Side, doth he, with much fear. Evil steppeth into thine spotlight, Mayhap to challenge the Jedi… Continue Reading →

September 8, 2015

William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Interview: Ian Doescher

Per Matt A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Quirk Books mashed-up Star Wars, as if it were a play. A new genre was launched, like the Bard, it was made, Brilliant is the story, Ian Doescher… Continue Reading →

August 25, 2015

Birdman

Per Matt Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A washed-up Hollywood actor (known for playing a former superhero) hopes to reinvent his career by writing, directing and starring in a Broadway play.

May 14, 2015

Halo 2

When a ground-breaking video game explodes onto the pop-culture scene, validates a brand-new console and spins-off seven sequels, it’s considered a success. But when Halo 2 was released in 2004, all previous records were shattered and it changed the world of… Continue Reading →

February 7, 2013

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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