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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Snowman is competently shot, but the plot makes zero sense This tense thriller is lacking both tension and thrills. Director: Tomas Alfredson Summary: Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. The marketing for The Snowman has been touting a movie where a serial killer[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman #33 by Tom King, Joelle Jones and Jordie Bellaire marks the first issue in a new arc after the game-changing proposal, or rather it's answer, from the last issue. Batman and Catwoman are engaged For some reason, this engagement has led them to a desert country that is so marred by war and criminality,[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] As anyone following along with my reviews and discussions of Generation X know, Gen X means a lot to me (it's the comic that got me into comics) and I have not been overly fond of the new Generation X series, which has felt world's apart from the original. However, the last issue marked an[...]

I apologize for a lack of review for episode two I blame a rather horrible strain of con crud from NYCC. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Lucifer season three, episode three, is a nice little standalone episode that focuses on Mazikeen. Creator: Tom Kapinos Summary: Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to[...]

I apologize for a lack of review for Episode 2 I blame a rather horrible strain of con crud from NYCC. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Gifted Season 1, Episode 3 continues the steady incline as it slowly makes all of the main characters realize the stakes. Creator: Matt Nix Summary: In a world where mutated humans are treated with[...]

We've been busy the past month, so a few of our subscription boxes have piled up on our doorstep. Today we have the last ThinkGeek Capsule that they've been

[rwp-review-recap id="0"]   One of the more rehashed film tropes that has been in play in recent years it that of the protagonist reliving the same day repeatedly The classic Bill Murray film, Groundhog Day was the originator (the short film 12:01pm notwithstanding) of the time-loop storyline and remains the gold standard Most are pale comparisons, in[...]

Welcome back to The Weekly Static on a very sunny and chilly Friday the 13th in the northeast, which is perfect weather for hockey mask-wearing and head of your dead mother-carrying — so here's hoping you take advantage of it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYquKiVJAlEVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: ORIGINAL SERIES INTRO WITH VO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYquKiVJAlE) In case you[...]

Our own Baltimore Lauren will be liveblogging tonights season 2 premiere of CW's Riverdale, airing at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific, It's been five months

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Well, we have hit the mid-point of the main story of DC's major event, Dark Nights Metal, and Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia really hit their stride with the series and the stakes for the DC Universe. With Batman lost to the Dark Multiverse, and the Dark Knights wreaking havoc across[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Every so often I go into a film not particularly expecting to be caught up in it Not for any lack of its own part, but perhaps the trailers haven't really connected, or the news around it hadn't yet gotten my attention So I settled into the screening of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women expecting[...]

We're taking a break from the normal Weekly Static to answer some of the questions/comments you sent us through social media over the past few days.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] We've got our own Film Editor, Kaitlyn Booth, reporting from New York Comic Con Marvel's Runaways season one episode one is a solid start to a new corner of the Marvel universe that feels fresh and new. Creators: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage Summary: After discovering their parents are super-villains in disguise, a group of teenagers band[...]

Last night at NYCC, attendees were treated to a sneak peek at some clips from the new movie The Death of Stalin, as well as a discussion and Q&A session.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Motor Crush is back, and we finally get to find out where Domino has been Motor Crush #6 gave us plenty of backstory and a healthy dose of appreciation for Sully, but now it's time for our girl to get back in the mix — and #7 does not disappoint. Dom has been gone for two[...]