Punisher Without A Cause/Larry David With A Rocket Launcher By Bee Tee Dee • August 4th, 2011 Falling Down has a lot riding against it. It’s a cranky baby boomer’s revenge fantasy and a Michael Douglas movie that’s not called Wonder Boys. On the other hand, it does contain some sublime early-’90s moments.
Superhero Movie Smack Down Results By Stu Horvath • August 3rd, 2011 The results are in! Team Unwinnable fought over their favorite superhero movies, and you picked the winner. Also: Team Unwinnable learned that you are really weird people.
Non-Canon Coffee Break By Ian Gonzales • August 3rd, 2011 Ian Gonzales takes a coffee break with the non-canon Star Trek Wiki, Memory Beta.
A San Diego Comic-Con, Part Three: A Drink Best Served Strong By Ethan Sacks • August 2nd, 2011 The ride comes to an end as red carpets, Syfy sliders and high scores at Centipede punctuate Ethan Sacks’ adventures at Comic-Con.
Bane Battles the Bat By Peter Lang • August 1st, 2011 How do you unwind after a drag-out fight on the steps of Gotham City Hall? Have a rap battle, of course.
Full Body Shot! By Peter Lang • August 1st, 2011 Bane doesn’t care if it is the middle of a heat wave, he’s going to wear his heavy leather coat and you are going to deal with it.
Tales from the Crypt to be Exhumed By Peter Lang • July 29th, 2011 Tales from the Crypt is on the verge of a reboot, but without the Crypt Keeper will the show matter?
Superheroes In A Post-9/11 Society By Brian Bannen • July 29th, 2011 Brian Bannen examines the way Americans have rediscovered their love of superheroes since the terror attacks of 9/11.
Neuromancer: Not Quite Hollywood, but Still Expensive By Peter Lang • July 28th, 2011 With Vincenzo Natali at the helm, 2012’s film adaptation of Neuromancer is looking to have a budget of $60 million.
Bring on the Badass By Charles Francis Moran VI • July 28th, 2011 Unwinnable takes a look at the exclusive SDCC 2011 Knights of Badassdom trailer.
Frank Darabont Leaving The Walking Dead? By Peter Lang • July 27th, 2011 AMC’s Walking Dead head honcho, Frank Darabont, steps down after SDCC appearance.
Return of the Return of the Jedi Glasses By Stu Horvath • July 27th, 2011 Stu Horvath restored a lost piece of his childhood by purchasing Return of the Jedi glasses on eBay. They arrived today. This is news, but only in the loosest sense of the word.
U.K. Supreme Court Ruling a Huge Loss for George Lucas By Peter Lang • July 27th, 2011 The U.K. Supreme Court has again ruled in favor of Andrew Ainsworth, allowing him to manufacture and sell stormtrooper costumes despite George Lucas trying to shut him down.
A San Diego Comic-Con Memoir, Part One: Lines, Tequila and Frustration By Ethan Sacks • July 27th, 2011 Unwinnable correspondent Ethan Sacks reports on his experiences at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, both fair (Charlize Theron) and foul (everything else).
Superhero Movie Smack Down – Round 3 By Team Unwinnable • July 26th, 2011 This is the final round of Team Unwinnable’s Superhero Movie Smack Down. The last contestants: Unbreakable, Zebraman, The Incredibles and Orgazmo. Choose your champion!
Spielberg Announces Jurassic Park 4 By Peter Lang • July 25th, 2011 Steven Spielberg announced Jurassic Park 4 is indeed in the works last Friday during San Diego Comic-Con.
Superhero Movie Smack Down – Round 2 By Team Unwinnable • July 25th, 2011 Team Unwinnable rejoins the battle over the best superhero movie. In this round: Iron Man, X2, Spider-Man 2, The Fifth Element and X-Men: First Class.
Superhero Movie Smack Down – Round 1 By Team Unwinnable • July 22nd, 2011 Team Unwinnable joins in a vast melee to determine what the best superhero movie is. In this round, Donnie Darko, Superman, The Dark Knight, Robocop and more! Make sure to weigh in with your vote!
Deathly Hallows 2 is a Superior Potter Swan Song By Heather Sedlak • July 21st, 2011 Heather Sedlak makes the bold claim that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 does a better job of wrapping up the series than J.K. Rowling’s novel.
More Than Just Martial Arts (We Hope) By Peter Lang • July 20th, 2011 This week the teaser for Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmasters was released. While the trailer looks good, Wong Kar Wai definitely has something to prove.
A Gunslinger Stillborn: Dark Tower Multimedia Extravaganza Shut Down By Stu Horvath • July 19th, 2011 After delays, Universal Studios has pulled the plug on the three-movie, two-TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, helmed by Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman. Maybe it’s for the best.
If You Hype It, They Will Come: The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Released By Peter Lang • July 18th, 2011 The official teaser for The Dark Knight Rises is essentially a mash-up of images from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. What else would you expect from a film that’s still in principal shooting?
A Sneak Peek of Season 2 of The Walking Dead By Peter Lang • July 18th, 2011 AMC treated its viewers to a sneak peek of Season 2 of The Walking Dead. Does it tell us anything? Of course not, but that won’t stop Peter Lang from inferring a thing or two.
Of Nostalgia Robots and Butt Dragons By Peter Lang • July 15th, 2011 Unwinnable went to see Japanese cinematic madman Noboru Iguchi’s new film Karate-Robo Zaborgar at the NYAFF and it was the best decision we’ve ever made.
Elevensies Break By Erik Weinbrecht • July 15th, 2011 Peter Jackson has released two video diaries detailing the production on his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Count Erik Weinbrecht as interested.
Milocrorze: A Love Story at NYAFF By Kurt Christenson • July 14th, 2011 This year’s NYAFF opened with Milocrorze – a worthy effort, but Kurt thinks director Takayuki Yamada could have done more with less.
Team Unwinnable vs. Yakuza Weapon By Team Unwinnable • July 13th, 2011 Team Unwinnable took in the New York premiere of Yakuza Weapon at Japan Society and got down with director/star Tak Sakaguchi and our new favorite Japanese actor, Arata Yamanaka, who is so much more than ‘the guy who dies in every movie.’
Hey Guys! Look at that Poster! By Stu Horvath • July 12th, 2011 Warner Brothers has released the teaser poster for the third Christopher Nolan-helmed Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Unwinnable refuses to be excited.
Creature Break By Stu Horvath • July 12th, 2011 Team Unwinnable recently met the folks behind the making of Creature and we are pretty excited about their old school monster movie. Check out the trailer!
A Long, Strange Journey: An Interview with Grady Hendrix of the NYAFF By Peter Lang • July 12th, 2011 Grady Hendrix co-founder and director of the New York Asian Film Festival gives Unwinnable some much needed pillow talk.
Protocol Z: Fear and the Network By Stu Horvath • July 11th, 2011 Stu Horvath interviews Steve Jankowski about his Protocol Z theory, which attempts to reconcile zombies, identity death and living in a networked world.
Star Tours: A New Hope By Heather Sedlak • July 7th, 2011 Heather Sedlak revisits her beloved Star Tours and lets us know if the 3D Redux is worth it.
Summer 2011 Anime Picks By Brian Miller • July 6th, 2011 Supplement your beach reading with Brian Miller’s top picks for this summer’s anime season.
Sex! Violence! Cannibalistic Hookers?! By Peter Lang • July 4th, 2011 Peter went to see Horny House of Horror at the New York Asian Film Festival. Of course he loved it.
Coffee Break: I Crave Brave By Mark Mariano • July 4th, 2011 Unwinnable checks out the trailer for Pixar’s next masterpiece-in-the-making, Brave.
Modern Genre: GOEMON By Kurt Christenson • July 1st, 2011 2009’s GOEMON has a thing or two to teach western action directors–a bloody thing or two.
Coffeesploitation Break By Peter Lang • July 1st, 2011 Do yourself a favor and plan your NYAFF with today’s Coffee Break.
From Epic to Exploitation: A Preview of the New York Asian Film Festival By Team Unwinnable • July 1st, 2011 In anticipation of this year’s New York Asian Film Festival, Kurt, Olivia and Peter have come together to form the Ultra-Cool Super NYAFF Mondo Death Squad. Let them guide you.
KUNG FU SHOWDOWN! By Team Unwinnable • June 30th, 2011 With the New York Asian Film Festival starting tomorrow, Team Unwinnable thought it time to debate the best Kung Fu star around. Enjoy!
Coffee Outbreak By Rob Roberts • June 30th, 2011 Your supplies may be stocked and your gun loaded, but how will you really fare when tombstones start tumbling? Find out if your decisions can help you Survive the Outbreak!