sxsw 2018

When it comes to a comedy, the plot is really secondary — the important thing are the jokes and situations that the characters are put into. That means you need a good writer, and without one a comedy can't live on the delivery of its cast alone. Blockers had a lot of writing credits, but […]

Ready Player One premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) earlier this month, and there was a Q&A following the screening. However, there were some spoilers in this Q&A, so we decided to wait until the movie was out to post it. Once again, this is a spoiler warning for this Q&A, because they do touch […]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Director and the Jedi is an interesting, joyous, and sometimes heartbreaking look at the making of one of the biggest movies of all time. Director: Anthony Wonke Summary: An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe. There are so […]

When Marvel first announced that they were going to make a television show based on the characters Cloak and Dagger and air it on Freeform, people were a little confused. It didn't seem like a network that the traditional Marvel audience would watch. Yet here they were developing a show based on these two characters […]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Blockers is a wonderfully fun and fresh take on the teen sex comedy from an angle so rarely explored in media. Director: Kay Cannon Summary: Three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night. There are moments when a movie just has amazing timing, and Blockers is one of […]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Galveston is tough to watch at times, but with the compelling performances, slow burn pacing, and gut punch ending, it really delivers in the end. Summary: After escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge. Galveston, directed by Mélanie Laurent, stars Ben Foster, […]

Brandon Wainerdi went to the DC Press Breakfast this morning at SXSW for Bleeding Cool. Yeah, he has "nerd" in his surname, but he could drop you as soon as he looks at you. He got to meet everyone, do everything, and wear the underpants outside his trousers. Take it away, Brandon… Brian Michael Bendis […]

The famous Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons Superman story is called 'For The Man Who Has Everything', a story about a birthday gift plant to Superman putting him in a coma, giving him the illusion of another life — one in which Krypton had survived and his Kryptonian parents had lived, and he had grown up on Krypton. It's […]

These were given away today at the DC Comics event at SXSW, attended by Bleeding Cool's Brandon Wainerdi. Yes, he has the word "nerd" in his name — but he could drop you as soon as he looks at you. As Superman gets his red trunks back in the comics with Action Comics #1000, so attendees […]

One of the first talks that took place at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2018 was titled "Conspiracy?! Ryan Holiday on the Gawker Takedown". As members of the media, we all eyed this case as we wondered what kind of ramifications it could have on the rest of us. Much like the Pentagon Papers, this was […]

Brandon Wainerdi writes from South by Southwest: A continuation of the incredible series that began in 2013, Phantom City Creative and Mondo have teamed up again for a retrospective show at South by Southwest. Tonight is the Austin, TX opening of the gallery, which highlights some of the best moments of the Bruce Timm classic […]