‘Save Yourselves!’ Is a Much-Needed Tech Detox… Or Is It?
A young couple takes a technology detox week in a remote cabin, blissfuly unaware that the world is falling apart.
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Category: Movies
Stack Overflow: Blast from the Past
Today’s column is a big stack of nostalgia: books (mostly comics) based on television series or movies, or even old comic book series!
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WCP: DC Fandome Trailer Reactions: ‘The Batman’ + ‘WW84’
Jake + Mitch sing the praises of the worldwide, online event DC Fandome as they deep-dive into the newly released trailers for ‘The Batman’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984.’
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Free DC FanDome Virtual Fan Con This Weekend
DC is taking virtual conventions to the next level with their huge, free DC FanDome event split between this weekend, Saturday, August 22nd, and Saturday, September 12th!
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Help Get Legendary Actor James Hong a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Geeks unite! James Hong is one of the most delightful faces and voices in genre entertainment; get him a star on the Walk of Fame.
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Mondo Delivers Dinos From ‘Jurassic Park’ Into Your Home
Dinos dominate in the ‘Jurassic Park’ offerings from Mondo.
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Follow 4 Tabletop Hopefuls in ‘Gamemaster’ Documentary
It seems like everyone’s making a fortune these days in tabletop games, right? The ‘Gamemaster’ documentary follows four hopeful designers through their journeys of bringing their games to market.
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10 Things to Know About Tom Hanks’ New Movie ‘Greyhound’
‘Greyhound’ is Tom Hanks’ latest movie and portrays the combat between German U-boats and Allied convoys in World War II during the Battle of the Atlantic.
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‘Trolls World Tour’ Blu-Ray Combo Pack Giveaway
‘Trolls World Tour’ released on Digital on June 23, and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on July 7th, and GeekDad is giving away a Blu-Ray Combo Pack to one lucky winner!
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Stack Overflow: Movie Magic
Today’s stack is books about movies: grab some popcorn and dim the lights, because the show’s about to begin!
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‘DC FanDome’ 24 Hour Virtual Event Coming Saturday, August 22
Save the date and prep your cosplay! On Saturday, August 22, Warner Bros. will welcome fans everywhere into the DC FanDome—a free virtual fan experience where no badge is required.
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Puzzling Out the Pandemic: ‘The Iron Giant’ Jigsaw Puzzle from Mondo
‘The Iron Giant’ is a jigsaw puzzle with gorgeous artwork that will put your puzzle-making skills to the test.
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Watch the Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue at Home!
Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue will be free to watch on YouTube!
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Kickstarter Quick Picks: ‘Final Girl’
Final Girl is a solo board game from Van Ryder Games in which you play the archetypal “Final Girl” in a horror movie, trying to defeat the killer and survive the night.
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3 Off-Brand X-Men Movies to Stream During Quarantine
They’re not technically X-Men movies, but these three films all have a similar theme: individuals with special powers who are forced into hiding because the powers that be want to suppress them, want to study them, or are afraid of them.
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Join the ‘The Willoughbys’ Watch Party on Netflix and Twitter Tonight!
Netflix’s new animated family feature ‘The Willoughbys’ debuts online today, and they’re holding a virtual watch party on Twitter.
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Mondo Transforms Artist-Created Movie Posters Into Puzzles
Today, Mondo announced the new Puzzle Party collection: a series of 8 artist-created posters that have been transformed into 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles
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Add Funds to iTunes and Watch a Free Movie at Home
From now thru Friday April 3, 2020 Apple is running a promotion where you get a 10% bonus added to your iTunes account when you directly add funds (a maximum $20 credit when you add $200).
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Coming Soon: ‘Friday the 13th: Horror at Camp Crystal Lake’
Today is Friday the 13th, a date now indelibly linked with Jason Voorhees since the very first ‘Friday the 13th’ movie hit the silver screen in 1980. Now The Op is poised to introduce the first licensed ‘Friday the 13th’ board game.
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See the Famous Back Side of Water With the ‘Jungle Cruise’ Trailer
Check out this trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the beloved theme park ride.
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10 Things to Know About ‘Spies in Disguise’ Home Release
Will ‘Spies in Disguise’ be a worthwhile addition to your home movie library? The multi-screen home release is available today, March 10th.
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Thrills and Chills (Both New and Old) With ‘Swamp Thing: The Complete Series’ and ‘When a Stranger Calls’
My two favorite February horror home video releases are definitely ‘Swamp Thing: The Complete Series’ and ‘When a Stranger Calls.’
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Ten Things Parents Should Know About ‘The Call of the Wild’
Beautifully photographed, the latest film version of ‘The Call of the Wild’ is a warm and family-friendly adventure story. Perhaps too family-friendly. The film follows the same basic story as the novel, with a deliberate softening of most of London’s dark and violent moments in order to produce a PG-rated version, and minimizes or eliminates the book’s bloody confrontations. The resulting film is entertaining, but somewhat inconsequential, though it may spur some viewers to read the source material.
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‘Frozen 2’ Blu-Ray Combo Pack Giveaway
‘Frozen 2’ releases on Digital in 4K Ultra HD™, HD and Movies Anywhere on February 11, and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on February 25th, and GeekDad is giving away a Blu-Ray Combo Pack to one lucky winner!
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Thoughts on the MCU and Secret Identities
Have you noticed that superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have either lost their secret identities, or else never had them at all?
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Thoughts on the ‘Morbius’ Trailer
The new Morbius trailer had some interesting easter eggs that are worth a closer look.
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‘Star Wars’: My New Hopes
Spoiler Alert! What I’d like Disney to learn from the mistakes in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ and my hopes for future films.
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9 Spoiler-Free Things Parents (and Everyone Else) Should Know About ‘Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker’
If you’re a ‘Star Wars’ fan, you know you have to see it. What should you know before you go?
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Science Fiction Books Coming to the Screen
Big screen, small screen, no matter. In 2020, the lines are sometimes blurred.
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‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ New Book Releases and Giveaway
If you’re a fan of ‘The Dark Crystal,’ you’ve probably already watched the new series, ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ on Netflix at least once. Penguin Random House, Boom! Studios, and Insight Editions have all teamed up with The Jim Henson Company to bring us all a plethora of options for delving deeper into Thra, and GeekDad is giving away the Insight Editions book to one lucky winner!
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