During Blizzcon this past weekend, the Warcraft movie panel announced the cast for the upcoming film adaption of World of Warcraft and it includes two fabulous female actors! The panel was hosted by the Nerdist’s Chris Harwick and featured the film’s director, Duncan Jones, Christ Metsen (Blizzard Senior VP of Story and Franchise Development) and Bill Westenhofer…
I’m Not Martha-Freaking-Stewart, but I Can Still Make an Awesome Groot Costume
The first thing you have to know about me is that I’m a bit of a dork for Halloween. The second is that I always bite off more than I can chew. So when my six year old son, Little Dude, told me he wanted to be Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy for Halloween…
Staff Picks: Movies
Big Hero 6 Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring: Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Chung, Alan Tudyk, T.J. Miller Disney PG, 108 min. If I only see one movie next month, it will probably be about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada. I love animated movies. I love Marvel comics. So an animated movie based on a…
ABCs of Death 2: Comme Ci, Comme Ça
Full disclosure: I volunteered at Toronto After Dark, and while I can’t trash the festival to hell and back (would I? I would not), I’m not required to give the films good press. ABCs of Death 2 Directors: Find the full list of 26 directors here. Drafthouse Films R, 124 min Definitely ok, sometimes brilliant,…
Finding Feminism in Horror: Part II
Feminism and horror are not often associated topics, but we found more than a few movies with both frights and feminists to discuss. Catch up on Part I of our roundtable from last week, where we left our discussion surrounding the compelling mother figures in classic horror films. Trigger Warning: Discussions of murder, sexual assault, and other gruesome…
HYDRA Leaks Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer
We’ve discussed the over-arching meaning of Marvel’s recent announcements, and what it means to be a Marvel fan during this new, blessed time, but those movies are all still years away. Let’s take a moment to discuss something concrete, something we can already watch and debate: the leaked Age of Ultron trailer. The teaser for the…
What Do Marvel’s #MarvelEvent Announcements Mean?
Marvel made our minds explode with the number of major announcements they made during their #MarvelEvent. What does it all mean, and how should we feel about it? Well, let’s take a look back at their game-plan and break it down a bit: October 14th, 2014: Variety reports that Robert Downey Jr. is in final negotiations…
Loving the Marvel Universe & Being Rewarded
Yesterday, at their kind-of-secret press event, Marvel Studios announced Phase Three of its movie franchises and effectively exploded the Internet. I was at work at my library when the announcement happened, in the midst of an ongoing project to move our Young Adult section. Quickly looking at my phone, I saw that they had announced…
Scariest Movie of My Life: Alien
Okay, this post title is deceptive. See, I’ve never actually seen Alien, but I can confidently declare it the “scariest movie of my life.” You may find this surprising. After all, Alien is often heralded as one of the more feminist sci-fi/horror flicks out there, and we at WWAC are certainly not abashed about feminism….
Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life
The Book of Life (2014) Written by Jorge Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Hector Elizondo, and Ice Cube 20th Century Fox and Reel FX PG, 95 minutes Flat out and up front: If you loved Pacific Rim…
Scariest Movie of My Life: Event Horizon
I will be the very first to admit that when it comes to slowly building tension, dimly-lit hallways, and ominous music rooted in an ever-increasing progression of minor chords, I am a wimp. I don’t like scary movies, and never have. As a child, I was so terrified by my older sister’s description of The…
The Scariest Movie of My Life: Ringu
“It can’t be that scary,” I told myself as I slid the DVD into my beat-up player and turned on the TV. I was 14, we’d just moved to a new country, and with the school year still a few days from officially starting, I was desperate for something to do that didn’t involve unpacking…
