Queued Up: ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Creepshow 2,’ ‘The Killing Of America,’ and more! Bryan Reesman December 28, 2016 Columns SUICIDE SQUAD Extended Cut (2016) The set-up: With Superman dead, the U.S. government authorizes a task force of bad guys to take down dangerous threats from fellow meta-humans. Manipulated due to explos...
Queued Up: HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2016, Part 2 Bryan Reesman December 7, 2016 Columns PREGAMING ROGUE ONE Last year, J.J. Abrams relaunched the famed Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens, reuniting some of our favorite characters from the original trilogy and introducing some fresh ...
Queued Up: Holiday Gift Guide 2016, Part 1 Bryan Reesman November 30, 2016 Columns ALL THINGS MUST PASS (2016) Colin Hanks chronicles the history of Tower Records, once the behemoth of music retail, from their inception in 1960 to their Stateside shuttering in late 2006. Founder Russ S...
Queued Up: Halloween Edition Bryan Reesman October 26, 2016 Columns THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016) The set up: In the third Purge movie, the fascistic ruling party the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) have lifted safety measures so that any government official may...
Queued Up: ‘The Conjuring 2,’ ‘The Bloodstained Butterfly,’ ‘The Nice Guys,’ and more Bryan Reesman September 28, 2016 Columns THE CONJURING 2 (2016) The set up: Ghost busters Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are back on the case. After retiring following Lorraine's horrific encounter and vision at the Am...
Queued Up: ‘Supergirl: The Complete First Season,’ ‘Midnight Special,’ ‘Boy & The World,’ and more! Bryan Reesman August 31, 2016 Columns SUPERGIRL: The Complete First Season (2016) The set up: Before Krypton is destroyed, Superman’s cousin is sent to protect him on Earth, but by the time her pod arrives following an unintended detour, Kal...
Queued Up: ‘Allegiant,’ ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice Ultimate Edition,’ ‘Fantastic Planet,’ and More! Bryan Reesman July 27, 2016 Columns ALLEGIANT (2016) The set up: In the third part of the Divergent trilogy, Tris, her brother Caleb, Four, Christina, and the ever scheming Peter escape walled in Chicago to discover a hidden high tech city...
Queued Up: ‘Deadpool,’ Killer Dames Box Set, ‘Stranger On The Third Floor’ and More! Bryan Reesman June 29, 2016 Columns DEADPOOL (2016) The set up: After cancer-stricken mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) seeks a cure through genetic mutation and becomes horribly disfigured in the process, he hides from the love of his...
Queued Up: ‘Boy Vs. Boy,’ ‘The Terror,’ ‘Krampus’ and More Bryan Reesman May 25, 2016 Columns THE TERROR (1963) The setup: A weary, wandering soldier (Jack Nicholson) in 18th century France is lured to a castle by a ghostly woman (Sandra Knight) who shares a connection with its secretive old baro...
An Interview with Al Jaffee: Keep On Folding In Bryan Reesman May 11, 2016 Interviews (Photo by Matt Carr) Cartoonist Al Jaffee is a living legend of laughter. The longtime MAD Magazine contributor (61 years and counting) has become famous for his often sarcastic ruminations on life in co...
