It's A Stampede!

July 26, 2020

The Bugs Bunny 80th anniversary Blu-ray looks amazing

If you’re a fan of Bugs Bunny – and let’s be honest, who isn’t? – then you will be very, very pleased with what I’m about to tell you. Warner Bros. is releasing a special commemorative edition Blu-ray boxset to celebrate Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday! The boxset – which arrives on 2nd November 2020 –…

July 26, 2020

A list of Peter David Marvel Visionaries books – Hulk and X-Factor

Over the decades, Marvel Comics has attracted a collection of legendary comic book creators – first-class talent who have delivered fan-favourite characters and epic stories. And because the content they have produced has become so well-loved by readers, it has been published and republished multiple times, often as part of a collection of themed trade…

July 25, 2020

What is the order of the Scorpion King movies?

In 2001, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson appeared in the action fantasy film, The Mummy Returns. Johnson played the part of the Scorpion King, one of the monstrous villains of the movie. Due to the popularity of the character, as well as the popularity of Dwayne Johnson, Universal Pictures – the studio behind The Mummy movies…

July 25, 2020

How many Brendan Fraser Mummy movies are there?

In 1999, Brendan Fraser starred as adventurer, Rick O’Connell in the action fantasy movie, The Mummy. The film – a remake of the 1932 horror movie of the same name – was directed by Stephen Sommers and starred Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Arnold Vosloo. Due to the popularity of The Mummy, as well as…

July 24, 2020

How many Escape Plan movies are there?

In 2013, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger joined forces for the action-thriller, Escape Plan. In the film, Stallone plays a structural expert wrongly incarcerated, while Schwarzenegger plays an inmate he befriends. The crux of the movie is for both characters to escape the prison, relying on their collective sets of skills to achieve their goal.…

July 24, 2020

Explaining the door riddle in Labyrinth

In 1986, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth arrived in cinemas, bringing an imaginative story and wonderful characters to the big screen. The movie told the story of a young girl called Sarah and her journey of self-discovery, as she travelled through a mysterious labyrinth. In the film, Sarah enters the labyrinth in search of her baby brother…

July 24, 2020

Remembering Ghostwatch

On Halloween night, in 1992, the BBC aired a one-off television show called Ghostwatch. The show – presented by Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith and Craig Charles – aired on Saturday night, during peak prime time, and has never been repeated. Not once. If you think you saw it repeated, you are mistaken. Presented…

July 24, 2020

Remembering ToyFare magazine

Man, I miss ToyFare. The toy magazine – which ran from 1997 until 2011 – was in my opinion the best toy specialist magazine of all-time. Heck, I’d even go so far as to say it was one of the best magazines, period. Why? Because not only was ToyFare loaded with imaginative articles, cool product…

July 23, 2020

What is The New Mutants? …and why is this film familiar?

A week ago, the latest trailer for The New Mutants dropped online. The trailer – which you can view below – is the third teaser for the forthcoming movie. But what is The New Mutants and more importantly, why does this trailer/film look so familiar? Also why the heck has no one seen this movie…

July 22, 2020

Should Warner Bros. abandon the shared DC Universe?

Over the past seven years, ever since the debut of Man of Steel (2013), Warner Bros. has been building a cinematic universe featuring DC characters. To date, this universe includes: Man of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), Shazam! (2019) and Birds of…