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It's been two years since the live adaptation of SEGA's infamous marsupial, Sonic the Hedgehog arrived in theaters to a very positive reception, proving that Videogame based films can be as marketable as Comicbook intellectual properties. If done right, of course! So obviously, a sequel was greenlit and now, we have Sonic the Hedgehog 2! Ben Schwartzman returns (voiceover wise) as the snarky and speedy anthropomorphic Hedgehog who teams up with Tails to locate the Master Emerald which serves as the McGuffin before Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and this time, the evil mastermind forms an alliance with Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba) who serves as both a rival and threat to our heroes. After Sonic gains a newfound family, Tom and Maddie Wachowski, and saves the world from Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, he continues playing "hero" by stopping a getaway truck commandeered by bank robbers, and in reckless abandon, he succeeds in foiling the criminals' plans. Sonic'

Hello fuckers, you're boy Ollie back by popular demand! And by that definition, Stalks the founder of this “illustrious” successor site to Talkbacker, or the failure that was Flop Axis, asked me to write another op-ed, as he is taking a well-deserved break this Memorial weekend. And speaking of which, this month has been very sobering as there have been so many senseless deaths starting with more casualties from Putin's invasion of Ukraine, because Putin is about to exit, stage left after getting diagnosed with a terminal blood cancer so he thought he would pull one last "dick measuring contest" by attacking innocent Women and Children.  But therein lies hope, as the Ukrainian army joined forces with the Neo Nazi group AZOV are fending off the Rooskie invaders, um, "yea..!" Oh, and they are making there way to the states under that senile old bastard Biden, so expect more violent and racist outbreaks coming! Then, some White Supremacist piece of shit loser,

As if the recent tragic shooting incidents, the bad news just keeps on coming! I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray. I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same…Ray Liotta. pic.twitter.com/3gNjJFTAne — Lorraine Bracco (@Lorraine_Bracco) May 26, 2022 Actor Ray Liotta mostly known for his brilliant performance in 1990's Goodfellas, has died in his sleep at the age of 67?!? Born Ray Allen Liotta, in Newark New Jersey, the actor started his career as Joey Perini on the soap opera Another World, during the Seventies and quit the series to pursue acting in major motion pictures beginning with 1986's  Something Wild which he earned a Golden Globes nomination for Best Supporting Actor however, it was Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed coming of age Gangster film Goodfellas which propelle

In this episode of the Overground, we tackle somewhat relevant pop topics such as, Star Wars prequels, questionable MCU worldbuilding post Phase 3 and other news!

It’s been 25 years as of May, when Home Box Office aka HBO, debuted one of its best original programming series that earned an Emmy as well as high critical acclaim. And guess what? It’s a cartoon based on a not so obscure Comicbook! For those few of you who aren't aware of this series, Spawn was one of the very first characters published by then new contender, Image Comics, a company formed by former artists from Marvel who felt screwed over by not having control of their creations. A lesson they witnessed after learning about Marvel's horrible mistreatment of Jack Kirby. Spawn like so many other concepts from Image Comics, is derivative from Marvel's characters be it the aesthetics or simply, his origins. When it comes to his bizarre attire, he's part Ghost Rider, Deadpool, and Spider-Man, which is of no surprise since Todd MacFarlane used to illustrate the Marvel comic prior to the great exodus. Narrative wise, there’s a slight comparison to tragic heroes like Deathl

In this segment, our "Knights of the armchair critics' roundtable, "give their brutally honest opinions on The Batman. Also deconstructing 1982's dystopian classic, Blade Runner!

Yes, that featured pic (above) says it all! As with Batman Returns, 1992 also marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most disappointing sequels in Cinematic history. That would be Alien 3, the follow-up to 1986's Sci-Fi/Horror blockbuster Aliens, however the third time was not a charm because not only could it not measure up to James Cameron's brilliant spin on the franchise, but overall was a dour mess of a sequel. The film starts off with survivors Ellen Ripley, Corporal Dwayne Hicks, Newt and Bishop the Android traveling back to earth but just when you thought there would be a happy ending for our heroes, you're in for a rude awakening! While the Sulacco's passengers are in a state of cyrosleep, the ship's automated defense systems have ejected them via contained escape pod courtesy of an unwanted stowaway who has caused a fire, with Ripley being the only human passenger who survived the crash on Furiosa a prison planet inhabited by murderers and rapists. (Whic