It's A Stampede!

June 18, 2019

The gap closes between Avatar and Endgame – but will it be enough?

As previously noted on It’s A Stampede!, Avengers: Endgame is doing exceptionally well at the worldwide box office. So well in fact, the movie has been inching nearer and nearer to matching the box office take of 2009’s Avatar. As of today, there is now just $45 million between the two movies. When it comes…

June 17, 2019

50 first times #3: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Welcome to 50 first times; the movie-related post in which I watch, discuss and debate films that I’VE NEVER SEEN. I aim to work my way through 50 movies that I’ve previously missed/avoided, recording my thoughts along the way. This collection of posts is a follow-up to 90 from the ’90s. However, while I previously focused…

June 16, 2019

50 first times #2: Shin Godzilla (2016)

June 16, 2019

50 first times #1: Road House (1989)

June 16, 2019

I have good news and bad news about Are You Afraid of the Dark?

This is a good news/bad news story. Let’s start with the good first. Nickelodeon is currently working on a TV revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. The TV project is in addition to the forthcoming Are You Afraid movie. The show will be a three-episode mini-series directed by Dean Israelite and written by…

June 16, 2019

What is the best order to watch the Chucky movies?

Next week, Child’s Play arrives in cinemas, ushering in (potentially) a new run of movies featuring Chucky. The series about a killer doll is getting the reboot treatment, with a new cast, a reworked premise, and a new direction for the horror icon. But what about the Chucky / Child’s Play series as a whole?…

June 15, 2019

Disney reveals Chip ‘n’ Dale reboot – The internet gets angry

And the winner of today’s reason why the internet is angry is… *Drum roll* Chip ‘n’ Dale – Disney’s cartoon chipmunks who never did anything bad to anyone. So why is the internet angry with Chip ‘n’ Dale? *Sigh* Because the internet is always angry – at some point it had to be the fault…

June 15, 2019

X-Men spin-off movie script surfaces

Over the years, many different X-Men movies have been in the works – from Gambit and X-Force to a Magneto solo film (which eventually became the basis of X-Men: First Class). But did you know that a Beast movie was also a possibility? Nope, neither did I, until the news surfaced via The Hollywood Reporter.…

June 15, 2019

Thoughts on Men in Black: International

The summer blockbuster season continues this week with *rolls dice* Men in Black: International – the fourth entry in the MIB series. A series which dates back to 1997 and was previously spearheaded by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. This time around, Smith and Jones are out and Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are…

June 15, 2019

I revisited What’s Up Doc? after 27 years – it was a bumpy journey

Excuse the imagery in this post. I’m about to discuss a show that is 27 years old and the screen grabs are as good as it’s going to get I’m afraid. As previously mentioned on It’s A Stampede!, I recently started re-watching episodes of Saturday morning TV show, What’s Up Doc?. Every episode of the…