Audiences are in a golden age of video game adaptations with The Super Mario Bros Movie pleasing fans, whilst The Last of Us and Fallout were critical hits on TV. Borderlands shows that video game adaptations are still tricky beasts to tame. Pandora is a planet with a legendary vault that was created by an […]
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Awesome Con 2022: Washington DC’s Premier Fan Convention
It’s that time of year again! Time for PopCultureManiacs’ resident East Coast American to trek into Washington DC to report on the goings-on at the biggest fan convention in the Capital area: Awesome Con! While last year’s convention was all about recovery and the return of fan events during “Difficult Times”, this year celebrated much […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe enters the world of martial arts fantasy with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Shaun (Simu Liu) is a valet in San Francisco whose friends think isn’t living up to his potential. Yet he harbours a deep dark secret because his real name is Shang-Chi and his father, Xu […]
Creed II Review
Spanning 40-years the Rocky series is enduring, taking many knocks and blows but always finds a way to get back up again. The series has now had two comebacks and a sequel has been released to 2015’s Creed. Three years after the events of Creed Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) finally becomes the heavyweight champion […]