Planet Comicon Kansas City Announces First Guests For 2026

Planet Comicon Kansas City opened up ticket sales on October 28th (available here), and without naming a single guest completely

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Brendan M. Allen 2240 Views comics, conventions, film, Ghostbusters, Planet Comicon Kansas City 2026, television, Terrifier

Film Reviews

Revisiting ‘The Florida Project’ — Second Sight’s Blu-ray Reviewed

When one door closes, another door opens. Nice enough, as far as sentiments go, and it’d be great if that

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 1277 Views Blu-Ray, Sean Baker, Second Sight, The Florida Project

Anime Film

Commentary: ‘Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc’ Surprises With Love

Sometimes it’s easy to judge a story by its metaphorical cover. What looks like a wild and crazy experience often

October 30, 2025October 29, 2025 Frank Martin 707 Views Alexis Tipton, Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc, Crunchyroll, Ryan Colt Levy

Film Reviews

Oh Those Summer Nights: ‘A Summer Place’ Reviewed

Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share

October 30, 2025October 29, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 607 Views A Summer Place, Blu-Ray, Sandra Dee, Warner Archive

Film

Commentary: ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Works On A Classic Sequel Trope

One of the most classic sequel plots in film is when the heroes and the villain from the first film

October 29, 2025October 28, 2025 Frank Martin 714 Views Allison Williams, Ivanna Sakhno, Jenna Davis, M3GAN 2.0, Peacock, Violet McGraw

Film Reviews

On The Road With Alan Arkin: ‘Rafferty And The Gold Dust Twins’ Reviewed

Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share

October 29, 2025October 31, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 621 Views Alan Arkin, Blu-Ray, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins, Warner Archive

Film Reviews

Danish Melodramas: ‘Angst By August’ Reviewed

Once you know what Angst by August is you can really appreciate the cover art Beth Morris designed for this

October 28, 2025April 2, 2026 Rachel Bellwoar 587 Views Altered Innocence, Angst by August, Blu-Ray, Twist and Shout, Zappa

Comics Film Interviews Podcast Reviews

Something For The Weekend: Our Pick Of The Posts

Welcome to the weekend. And welcome to your regular round-up of posts we, the Comicon.com editorial team, feel are worthy

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 Olly MacNamee 657 Views Afterlife with Archie, Batgirl #12, Hello Sunshine, Matt Kindt, Space Scouts, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Superman, Transformers #25, Unbreakable X-Men #1, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #3, X-Men: Wounded Wolf

Film

Commentary: ‘Gravity’ Enters A Genre About Filmmaking Challenges

Everyone knows what a traditional story looks like. It has a three-act structure with characters on an arc that ultimately

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 Frank Martin 586 Views George Clooney, Gravity, Sandra Bullock

Film TV

Christmas Arrives In November On HBO Max

While the fate of Warner Bros. Discovery is once again up in the air with word of a potential sale

October 24, 2025October 23, 2025 Erik Amaya 521 Views A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, Guillermo del Toro, HBO Max, Hellboy

Film

Commentary: ‘The Upside’ Reveals Why A Story About Life Is Hard To End

One of the foundational rules of dramatic storytelling: characters need an obstacle to overcome. There needs to be some sort

October 23, 2025October 21, 2025 Frank Martin 753 Views Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Netflix, The Upside

Film TV

‘Frankenstein’ And ‘Stranger Things’ Tops Out Netflix Picks In November

It’s nearly time for Halloween, but for Netflix, the time has come to reveal the November’s offerings. And, as it

October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 Erik Amaya 600 Views Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, Netflix, Stranger Things

Film

Underrated Val Kilmer ’90s Thriller ‘Thunderheart’ Makes Its Way To 4K

1992’s underseen Thunderheart is the sort of mid-budget, star-driven, political thriller that studios no longer make (or at least, no

October 23, 2025October 22, 2025 David Lewis 737 Views 4K, Fred Ward, Graham Greene, Michael Apted, Sam Shepard, Thunderheart, Val Kilmer

Comics Conventions Film Trading Card Games TV

Planet Comicon 2026 Tickets And Fast Passes On Sale Next Week

Planet Comicon 2026 has announced that tickets and fast passes go on sale via their website on Tuesday, October 28

October 22, 2025October 21, 2025 Brendan M. Allen 1262 Views comics, convention, film, Planet Comicon 2026, TTRPG, tv

Film Reviews

The Two ‘Bonjour Tristesse’s: Deborah Kerr Versus Chloë Sevigny

Otto Preminger‘s Bonjour Tristesse (1958) and Durga Chew-Bose‘s Bonjour Tristesse (2024) offer two very different interpretations of Françoise Sagan‘s text,

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 761 Views Blu-Ray, Bonjour Tristesse, Chloë Sevigny, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, DVD, Indicator, Jean Seberg, Kino Lorber

Film Interviews

34th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival: An Interview With ‘Dead Giveaway’ Director Ian Kimble

It seems like only yesterday Jill (Ruby Modine) was planning brunch with her best friend, Lia (Mikaela Hoover). In fact,

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 702 Views Dead Giveaway, Ian Kimble, PFF34, Philadelphia Film Festival

Anime Film

Check Out This New Trailer For ‘All You Need Is Kill’

All You Need Is Kill is a new anime film from STUDIO 4C based on the sci-fi novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. The

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 Tito W. James 591 Views All You Need Is Kill, edge of tomorrow, Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Mind Game, Studio 4C, Tekkon Kinkreet

Film Reviews

‘The Manchurian Candidate’ Meets ‘Double Indemnity’: Reviewing William Conrad’s ‘Brainstorm’

Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share

October 16, 2025October 21, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 818 Views Blu-Ray, brainstorm, Warner Archive

Film Reviews

Racism In 1949, Or Why ‘Intruder In The Dust’ Is Essential Viewing In 2025

Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 Rachel Bellwoar 584 Views Blu-Ray, Intruder in the Dust, Warner Archive

Film

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Should Be On Your Radar

Based on the novel by Donald Westlake, No Other Choice follows one man’s increasing desperation after he’s laid off from a company where

October 15, 2025October 21, 2025 Tito W. James 438 Views Donald Westlake, Korean New Wave Cinema, No Other Choice, Park Chan-wook, thriller

Film

Drew Struzan, Master Of The Movie Poster, Dies At 78

Drew Struzan, the artist behind some of the most iconic movie posters for some of the biggest movies of the

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 Austin Gorton 901 Views Back To The Future, Drew Struzan, entertainment, film, Indiana Jones, RIP, Star Wars

Collectibles Film

Reviewing Fanhome’s ‘Star Wars Darth Vader 1:2 Scale Build-Up’ Subscription Stages 30-34

This month’s delivery for my Fanhome Star Wars Darth Vader 1:2 Scale Build-Up subscription has arrived.* This build has been

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 Brendan M. Allen 639 Views collectibles, Darth Vader, Darth Vader 1:2 Scale Build-Up, Fanhome, film, Star Wars, subscription service

Collectibles Comics Film Games Previews

Funko POP! Reveals Their NYCC 2025 Exclusives

Welcome to the table, It’s that time of year again! New York Comic Con is in full swing, and publishers,

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Anton Kromoff 1028 Views Anton The Storyteller, Batgirl, convention exclusives, Funko Pop!, havok, knull, New York Comic Con, New York Comic Con 2025, Nimrod, NYCC 2025, Pokemon, Pop!, Raikou, The Joker

Film Streaming Uncategorized

Charlie Chaplain’s Speech In ‘The Great Dictator’ Still Rings True

The Great Dictator is an anti-war film starring comedian Charlie Chaplain. Recently Turner Classic Movies posted Chaplain’s famous speech from

October 10, 2025October 9, 2025 Tito W. James 798 Views Charlie Chaplain, HBO Max, politics, The Great Dictator

Conventions Film Previews Streaming Tabletop Role-Playing Games TV

NYCC 2025 – Critical Role And Titmouse Unveil ‘The Mighty Nein’ Trailer

Welcome to the table, Check this out… The Mighty Nein animated series trailer has dropped. I knew it was coming,

October 10, 2025October 9, 2025 Anton Kromoff 698 Views Amazon Prime, Anjelica Huston, Anton The Storyteller, Ashley Johnson, Critical Role, Dungeons & Dragons, Exandria, Felicia Day, Graham McTavish, Ivanna Sankho, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Lucy Liu, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Nathan Fillion, New York Comic Con, New York Comic Con 2025, NYCC 2025, Sam Riegel, T’Nia Miller, Taliesin Jaffe, The Animated World of Exandria, The Mighty Nein, Titmouse, Travis Willingham

Collectibles Film

Reviewing Fanhome’s ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ Build-Up Subscription Stages 96-99

The antepenultimate shipment (I think) has arrived for my E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Build-Up Subscription from Fanhome.* Things are getting… interesting.