It’s rare that I’m ever truly moved by a film, and yet, I have been honored by two films now in two years that have moved me to my core. The first was Wonder Woman, which I gave a perfect score. And now, I’m honored to be giving a very similar honor to Ready Player One. […]
Every year, I take a day off from my paying job to watch the Academy Awards. As an inveterate film buff, I love watching the show every year, even if I haven’t seen most of the nominees. It’s always entertaining to see stars of the past and present unite to celebrate film, a medium we […]
In 2015, I had written an article about the Best Original Song nominees of the 87th Oscars. That year’s Academy Awards ceremony saw “Glory” from the Martin Luther King biopic Selma win the Best Original Song Oscar in a field that also saw competition from films like The Lego Movie and the Glen Campbell documentary […]
It’s been 18 years since I was first introduced to the concept of DVDs. The family of my girlfriend at the time had a DVD player, and I was so fascinated by the technology in 1999 that I knew I wanted one for myself. I was even buying DVDs before I got a DVD player […]
With Final Fantasy XV came Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, the free-to-play mobile massively multiplayer online strategy game from Machine Zone and Square Enix. A spin-off of Square Enix’s juggernaut RPG, Final Fantasy XV is full of depth and impressive gameplay. We’re here to run down some of the best tips and tricks for […]
PopGeeks recently had the chance to speak with Ediogames communication director, Nicolas Eskenazi, who served as the game designer for the new indie game release for Steam, The Ultimatest Battle. The new release is a free-to-play, competitive 2D real-time arena shooter that features a mix of elements from strategy, shooter and arena brawling games akin […]
On Monday, October 2nd, 2017, it was officially announced that singer Tom Petty has passed away. When his passing was officially announced, I felt the same way I did about Prince’s passing. Tom Petty was another artist that got me through some of the roughest times of my life. There was something fascinating about his […]
The DCEU hasn’t always been the most stable thing in terms of production. Case and point, after Justice League premieres in November, there won’t be a DCEU film until December of 2018 with Aquaman. What’s more, the Flash film has been constantly delayed, and the director chair keeps getting vacated, there’s infinite amounts of rumors […]
D23, the Disney celebration held every two years, had scores of announcements, many of which have been covered here. One thing that I noticed hasn’t gotten much coverage, though, is that The Great Movie Ride, one of the very last attractions left from 1989, back when the park opened as Disney-MGM Studios, will be closing […]
This December, I’ll be turning 35. My date of birth was December 22nd, 1982, and I started becoming aware of my surroundings in 1987, around the time I was 4 and 1/2 years old. I had no idea at that young age that the pop culture of the decade I was born in would become […]
Sonic the Hedgehog has been through many ups and downs over the years. SEGA’s mascot has had his fair share of duds over the years, but he usually manages to bounce back. The 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog game was greatly maligned, and the franchise was able to survive that and have a great comeback. In […]
During this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, Square Enix had Dissidia Final Fantasy NT on full display for gamers in attendance. The demo at the Square Enix booth was fully playable, so players could finally get a real taste of this arcade-style brawler. Fans of the original Dissidia Final Fantasy games for the PlayStation Portable will […]