August 2nd, 2019In an era where the gradual move away from physical media seems to be never-ending, there are still a few media companies mounting a serious case for being a collector. No one does that quite like the Criterion Collection.
A mainstay of the best in home video presentation for 35 years, Criterion launched during the height of the...
March 22nd, 2019If you’re a real movie nerd, chances are you get as excited when you see a supporting character with a familiar face as you do when one of your faves is the star. Let’s celebrate these heroes!…
Back in the early World Wide Web days, defunct site Fametracker had an awesome column called “Hey, It’s That Guy!”, celebrating...
January 25th, 2019If you’re a real movie and TV nerd, chances are you get as excited when you see a supporting character with a familiar face as you do when one of your faves is the star. Let’s celebrate these heroes!…
Back in the early World Wide Web days, defunct site Fametracker had an awesome column called “Hey, It’s That Guy!”,...
September 14th, 2018Previously during this crate theme, we've examined some of the great shows directly influenced by The X-Files in style and tone... but what about the show's topical siblings across the ages of TV, the other shows that deal with alien invaders of some sort?
Granted, the invasion mythology was just part of what made The X-Files iconic...
July 13th, 2018Can you believe it's Friday the flippin' 13th!? Well, to pay homage to this blessed day of any given month, we thought we'd think of some favorite tropes in horror movies that we always expect, and we're rarely let down when we find them out. Let's get into it!
1. The House is ALWAYS bad!
Whether it be Amityville, the cursed house...
June 22nd, 2018If you’re a real movie nerd, chances are you get as excited when you see a supporting character with a familiar face as you do when one of your faves is the star. Let’s celebrate these heroes!…
Back in the early World Wide Web days, defunct site Fametracker had an awesome column called “Hey, It’s That Guy!”, celebrating...
September 29th, 2017This weekend sees the release of Flatliners, a film which up to a point during its production was positioned as a remake of the 1990 thriller of the same name. But is it really?...
As of today, the official answer to that is "no" for one specific reason: Kiefer Sutherland – who starred in the Joel Schumacher original and...
September 8th, 2017Yep, it's been a week since Force Friday, the biggest shopping day of the Star Wars fan's year. We definitely could have done this round-up then, but with this much temptation, who doesn't go a week without buying that ONE... MORE... THING...?
So here we are, a week later, and you can bet we broke down and picked up a few more shiny...
September 1st, 2017For those of us who lived through it, it kinda feels like yesterday, though this year it's been 35 years since the Summer of 1982 — one of the greatest summers at the movies for geeks ever.
Sure there have been some pretty tremendous years since, and these days entire months' worth of Friday releases are meticulously planned to make...
August 25th, 2017For most Star Trek fans, it's as personal a question as how you take your coffee or what side of the bed you sleep on. Who is YOUR Captain?! - that said, even the most passionate fan of one leader or another would readily admit that they've all had their highlights...
In celebration of the launch of our brand-new Star Trek Mission...
August 18th, 2017It's heeeere! Today's the day that The Defenders finally drops on Netflix and we couldn't be more excited! We were lucky enough to see the first episode at Comic-Con in July and rest assured, this show starts with a bang and doesn't let up; it's so good we're already brainstorming about a second season!
Mind you, The Defenders is...
July 21st, 2017We're still coming to you from San Diego at Comic-Con International, and we're not quite halfway through the show yet! However, we've seen SO many amazing cosplays at SDCC already, our heads (and hearts) are spinning!
We'll be back Monday with our usual publishing schedule, and an even bigger SDCC wrap-up after all is said and done! But...
June 9th, 2017Ah, you can almost feel the chill in the air and sniff the dank smell of a musty tomb. There's a new Mummy movie in theaters this weekend, which means it's time to brush up on your hieroglyphs again...
Of course, the ancient shufflers of old have been spooking moviegoers for decades and we thought it'd be a great time to dedicate the...
May 30th, 2017The Alter Ego theme is all about celebrating secret identities, inner heroes, and extra personalities. And this inspired us for June's Spotify playlist on our Loot Crate channel!
We've included "Where is My Mind" by The Pixies, famously used in the ending of Fight Club after a certain character discovers and comes to terms with his...
May 26th, 2017It's been less than a week since the first two episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return aired on Showtime. Subsequently, the third and fourth episodes went up on demand and streaming, so there's now four hours of new shenanigans for David Lynch fans to pour over obsessively. And boy, has the internet delivered in kind...
Several weeks back,...
May 12th, 2017We've spent some time celebrating The Goonies this month as part of our GUARDIANS theme, and all that reminiscing got us to thinking... and then, what did they do next? Where was the next adventure? The next awkwardly dated hairstyle?!
Some of The Goonies' leads are active today in genre films, of course – Sean Astin went from The...
May 11th, 2017Can you smell that? It's the scent of sweat, anticipation, excitement, and the subtle whiff of day-old hot dog. I'm talking about the time of the year known as Con Season!
As it does every year in Southern California and other locales across the United States, convention season annually ramps up, the coming weekends filled with...
May 9th, 2017It's an important time to get your trivia together for our beloved Wonder Woman as her big-screen debut is nearly here! We thought it was a good time to get you educated! Check out these awesome factoids about the Justice League's most ardent seeker of truth:
1. Charles Moulton aka: William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman....
March 24th, 2017Now that the first season of Marvel's Iron Fist is in the can, we’re closer than ever to the big Netflix/Marvel team-up that we’ve been waiting for. With both Jessica Jones and Daredevil included in our loot this month, we’re dedicating this Friday Five to comic book moments featuring The Defenders that we’d love to see paid...
March 20th, 2017Jurassic Park and it’s sequel Jurassic World center on the dino-riffic attractions of a safari park escaping and wreaking havoc. But you don’t have to look at science fiction to find other animals with high intelligence and a will to be free. Here’s a look at some real life creatures that have been known to break out of...
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