Author: Heath Andrews

Oh how the Mighty Morphin’ have fallen. The Power Rangers franchise has somehow managed to walk a thin line for years. Unlike Pokémon which has maintained its popularity over the years, Power Rangers dropped off a cliff. It managed to maintain enough of a fan base to not completely die-off. From 1993 to 2023 (with the exception of 2010) a new season or version of the show has been broadcast somewhere on American television. The last few years have seen the franchise come to a standstill. The last season aired on Netflix in 2023 in the form of Power Rangers…

“I never thought that I would see, a Netflix release, theatrically. But suddenly I begin to see, a chocolate factory.” Those aren’t actually the words to “I’ve Got a Golden Ticket,” but it’s a decent enough rewrite for these purposes. The world of Willy Wonka is one of arguably unnecessary remakes. The original musical from 1971 starring Gene Wilder is one of the greatest family films of all time. But then we got Tim Burton’s remake, the Wonka prequel that was actually okay, and pop-up experiences that turned out to be horror shows. Next up is a Netflix animated film…

The treatment of marine life at water parks became a serious hotbed issue with the 2013 documentary, Blackfish. Mind you, the subject was a big deal even before this film. However, the success of the project brought the conversation to the forefront of the cultural zeitgeist. Whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals are frightfully complex creatures. They have social circles, language, and interactive needs. Those aren’t going to be met in captivity. That makes the journey of Keiko all the more horrifying and why they’re the subject of an upcoming documentary. Free Willy was a Pop Culture Phenomenon Children of…

Say what you will about Mel Gibson, but he has been in some amazing movies. Yes, the guy is uh, let’s say, “troubled.” Despite this, he has a pretty fantastic film resume with the Lethal Weapon series being a big staple of them. Across four films he plated Martin Riggs alongside Danny Glover’s Roger Murtagh. Together they tackled the drug trade, South African diplomats, arms dealing, and counterfeiting. That was ages ago now. We’ve reported that Lethal Weapon 5 was supposed to happen, now Mel is giving us an update. From Donner to Gibson One of the reasons those four…

We live in a strange and worrying time. Thanks to the culture of the internet, certain voices can get amplified with ease. Some of the more troubling perspectives are those of the male “incel” community. While the term stands for involuntarily celibate, its taken on a much more toxic definition. Often, the people who find themselves “involuntarily celibate” display contempt and hatred for women. They combine that with a sense of entitlement that doubles down on the negative personality traits, further isolating them from the women they feel they deserve. Good subject for a rom-com, eh? Zarrar Khan vs The…

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Marvel used to publish Star Wars comics. Shortly after the debut of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope a comic series continued the adventures. That series was indeed published by Marvel and ran into the mid 80s. At some point in the early ’90s, Dark Horse Comics took over the license and ended up releasing some absolute bangers. Skip ahead about twenty years from then and Disney would hold both Star Wars and Marvel under the same corporate umbrella. It was only a matter of time before someone…

Jim Carrey has had a strange career over the last ten years. Despite having a tremendous run of films through the mid 90s to the mid 2000’s, he hasn’t capitalized on that fame in recent years. Believe it or not, the only films Carrey has done across the last decade have been the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Granted, he does a fine job as Dr. Robotnik, but this seems like a huge waste of his considerable talents. We’re not sure if this latest role is going to really change that, but we’re eventually going to see him as George Jetson.…

If you’ve followed Nerdbot for a while, then you fully well know about our love of Frasier. Specifically, this author’s love of the show. It’s my opinion that Frasier is the greatest sitcom in the history of the genre. Yes, Cheers is wonderful and I adore that to tears. Still, Frasier took character humor to a wittier level with its highbrow dialogue and farcical stories. So many episodes play out like they could have been theatrical productions. The players on that stage elevated that material to the legendary heights we know today. One of them, actress Jane Leeves, recently announced…

There are so many obvious jokes that someone could make about the Jurassic Park franchise being dated. It’s like a dried-up fossil! They brought it back to life just like the dinosaurs in the movies! Or perhaps most fittingly, “your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should. Change the word “scientists” to “filmmakers” and you’ve got yourself the Jurassic Park franchise as it is right now. Maybe this is why director Gareth Edwards has just left the latest entry in the series. Gareth Edwards Rise to Fame Gareth…

What a difference a day can make. Just yesterday, August 6th, we reported that Uli Latukefu would be taking on the role of Ganondorf in the upcoming Legend of Zelda film. The villainous character is one of the more imposing figures in video game history. That news also came a year after the news about Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth playing Zelda and Link respectively. Well, we didn’t have to wait a year to find out even more casting news. It actually took less than a day. In some news that’s extremely bittersweet, it’s being reported that the late, great, Sam Neill…