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Star Wars is at the Discovery Science Center Now Until April 15th!

Star Wars is at the Discovery Science Center Now Until April 15th!

doug April 2, 2012 0

I was lucky enough to have an excuse to visit the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, CA last week – I had a 3 year old kid with me. Yes, even in these

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Living After Midnight: John Carter

Living After Midnight: John Carter

doug March 11, 2012 0

Luis Calderon has returned from the dead to bring us the latest installment of Living After Midnight, his midnight screening movie review series! This time he tackles Disney‘s John Carter, the story of a

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PULP – Check Out the New UK Indie Film Trailer

PULP – Check Out the New UK Indie Film Trailer

doug February 15, 2012 0

I just stumbled upon the trailer for a new independent movie out of the UK from Dare Productions called Pulp. There’s a part of me that wants to call this the British Mallrats/Chasing Amy,

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Pop Culture Geek Podcast #11 – Superbowl Ads, Haywire, Chronicle

Pop Culture Geek Podcast #11 – Superbowl Ads, Haywire, Chronicle

doug February 8, 2012 0

This installment of the Pop Culture Geek Podcast is a mixed bag of conversations. Scott and I discuss our favorite and not-so-favorite ads from the Superbowl; We review the movies Haywire and Chronicle, and

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Are You Man Enough to See the Muppets? [movie review]

Are You Man Enough to See the Muppets? [movie review]

doug November 23, 2011 1

Next to George Lucas and Star Wars, I doubt there is anyone who has been more influential in my creative pop culture life from an early age than Jim Henson and the Muppets. I’d

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Star Wars the Clone Wars Season 4 Premieres Sept 16th

Star Wars the Clone Wars Season 4 Premieres Sept 16th

doug August 16, 2011 0

For those not in the know, it might surprise you to know that the Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network is actually really good. It’s great, in fact! I know the prequel trilogy haters

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LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

doug July 19, 2011 0

It’s over. The epic Harry Potter octilogy (is that a word?) has come to a close with the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Thousands of midnight screenings around the world were

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10 Ways that Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker are Alike

10 Ways that Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker are Alike

doug July 14, 2011 1

It’s odd that I only just recently realized the similarities between the two characters when I was trying to describe the allure of the Harry Potter mythos to a Star Wars loving friend of

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RED HOT REVIEWS: Disneyland’s Star Tours Opening Day Launch

RED HOT REVIEWS: Disneyland’s Star Tours Opening Day Launch

doug June 15, 2011 0

You’ve heard that Star Tours has relaunched at both Disney World and Disneyland these past few weeks, right? (it’s a measure of your geekiness) Well, our own Luis Calderon was there on opening day

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E3 2011: Microsoft Rolls Out the Latest for XBOX 360 & Kinect

E3 2011: Microsoft Rolls Out the Latest for XBOX 360 & Kinect

doug June 6, 2011 0

It was an unseasonably brisk morning for Southern California, but the video game media lining up outside the Galen Center didn’t mind. They would have taken on almost any form of unnatural elements to

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