Author: Heath Andrews

It’s been two years since Netflix debuted its immediately hit show, “Wednesday.” “The Addams Family” side-story starring Jenna Orgeta was widely viewed and generally well-received by critics and audiences. A second season was all but guaranteed and while that’s still forthcoming, we do know a certain singer will be making characters go “Gaga” when the next chapter of Wednesday’s saga unfolds. 3-time Oscar nominee Lady Gaga is headed to Nevermore for season 2 of the Netflix series. Ortega had previously alluded to this being something she’d like to see. “I think Mrs. Thornhill and Wednesday had this weird mentor relationship…

The marketing machine behind films and television shows is a behemoth. There’s so much merchandising that spews out and some of that has come at a cost to the source material. You may have seen articles online about how sometimes an action figure box might accidentally reveal plot information or characters ahead of time. Well, in the case of the upcoming “Wicked Part 1” film, let’s say that the boxes for some of the dolls gave a link to a website thats revealing in a different way. As you may know, the stage musical “Wicked” is receiving a film adaptation.…

Sometimes life just hands you stories to write about where the jokes are just too easy. You’ve already heard them all before, I’m sure. That’s why we’ll skip past those, and dive right into what you’re here for- The wild horde of rampaging monkeys loose in South Carolina, that may or may not usher in the beginning of a real “Planet of the Apes” or “12 Monkeys” scenario. Tucked away in the southern part of South Carolina is the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center. The lab currently has a 2.5-star review on Google, but a good chunk of reviews have…

I know what you’re immediately thinking, “isn’t Redbox out of business?” Yes, yes it is. The DVD kiosk company went belly up in July of this year and filed for bankruptcy. Not the fun kind of restructuring chapter 11 bankruptcy either; they went for the chapter 7 liquidation kind. Something had to be done with those kiosks and technology/media enthusiasts have bought them up when possible. It would seem their purchases came with a quirk- none of them will dispense “Twister.” You know, “Twister,” the 1996 disaster movie starring the late Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt? Yup, that movie is…

Stephen King is a name that commands respect and sometimes derision. Virtually everyone knows of his works but depending on what works someone has been exposed to will heavily shape their opinion of him. If people only know him from shoddy ’90s TV mini-series and things like “Dreamcatcher,” then they probably aren’t going to have a good time. But die-hard aficionados of King know the depth of the man’s work, with the crown jewel of it being “The Dark Tower” series. That’s the series that pulls it all together and more. And we don’t know if King is just messing…

Did you know that Wayne Enterprises has turned into a real company? Yes, the Bruce Wayne-owned, Gotham City business has been given a real-life branding as a luxury item retailer. Looking through their website reveals a bunch of completely unnecessary and overpriced items that just scream, “buy me to show other people how rich you are.” And if that’s your kind of thing, awesome. But amidst the pianos, shoes, and watches sits another item of interest; the Batmobile from Christopher Nolan’s take on the Caped Crusader. Yes, the Batmobile known as the Tumbler. Now, we’re not talking about a model…

In the year 2000 the art of the parody film had been waning. What had been so successfully done by people like Mel Brooks and the Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker team (“Airplane!” “Hot Shots,” “The Naked Gun”) had fallen by the wayside. It was time for something to come back to riff on movies and the Wayans Brothers (Marlon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans) were up to the task with “Scary Movie.” The series of films would go on to span five titles in 13 years, but the Wayans Brothers were only involved in the first two. Now, almost 12…

The Chia Pet has taken many forms over the last several decades. The decorative plant has built up its status as being both an easy plant to take care of and as a piece of pop culture art. As niche popular culture items have found their way into the greater zeitgeist, Chia Pets have expanded along with it to include things like “The Golden Girls,” Weird Al Yankovic, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Among many other things its responsible for, “The Simpsons” has brought us a number of scenes that would eventually turn into memes. One of these was taken from…

South Korea’s push into the global media scene has taken on several forms. K-pop has made a name for itself in the musical sphere, “Parasite” did exceedingly well in the 2019 Academy Awards, and series like “Squid Game” dominated popular discourse and streaming hours when it premiered on Netflix in 2021. The series from writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk has become something of an empire unto itself with spin-offs in the reality show sector, games, and influencing other projects and creators. About the only thing it doesn’t have at the moment is an English language version, but that might be…

The year was 1997 and movie audiences were about to be introduced to a unique science-fiction film that would leave a distinct visual impression on people for decades to come. It’s also the only film that would find Bruce Willis playing a taxi driver who stumbles upon a woman dressed in toilet paper and later watches a blue skinned alien opera singer perform an aria. Oh and Oscar winner Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, and comedian Chris Tucker are in there too. It’s complicated, it’s weird, it’s “The Fifth Element.” If you missed it in theaters when it first came out,…