Top 5 Movies of 2015: #4 – The Hateful Eight

We continue our look at 5 films of 2015 that are worthy of award season, so number 4 on this list should be no surprise. Love him or hate him, Quentin Tarantino is the filmmaker of our generation and has been one of the few directors that continues to put out movies that are highly anticipated. Tarantino is rare in that even his mediocre films are better than most directors best work. So with that, I wanted to talk about number 4 on our list, “The Hateful Eight.” The Hateful Eight is the latest from the mind of Quentin Tarantino

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Awake #3

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PopCultHQ continues its review of the stellar sci-fi/fantasy series “Awake” from Action Lab Entertainment.  Susan Beneville (W) and Brian Hess (A) continue in their futuristic tale of a girl with the ability to wake, speak to, and heal planets.  Her current mission is to prevent Gremon, a planet amidst self-destruction, from destroying the entire world.  Gremon, a selfish and broodish planet, show little to no concern for the inhabitants of his world.   It takes Regn, accompanied by her companions Operi and Bashi, to reveal to the hulking figure just what exactly his actions will produce in the future.  None

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review – Calavera The Undead #1

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A new series from Insane Comics is out and we think you’ll be hooked!  PopCultHQ looks at the first issue of Calavera The Undead and brings you a review of this provocative tale written and drawn by Nevin Arnold.  Read on and prepare for the next series you’ll be adding to your pull list.   After falling off a building on November 2nd, 1989 (Day of the Dead), she awakens to find herself in a world with which she is not familiar.  Unbeknownst to her, it is 2015.  Thinking she is still in 1989, Calavera attempts to go home and

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PopCultHQ Review – X-O MANOWAR #43 (On sale this Wednesday!)

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X-O MANOWAR #43 from Valiant Entertainment hits shelves this Wednesday.  PopCultHQ has your first look at a new story arc entitled, “The Kill List.”  This issue is setting the stage for an all-out war in efforts to prevent a global extinction.  Writer Robert Vendetti delivers a strong, compelling story accompanied by illustrator Robert Gill’s crisp and bold artwork, when combined produce an intriguing installment to lay the groundwork for this sure-to-be action-packed and intense standoff. The illusive Vine plantings, under the leadership of Commander Trill, are posed to take the planet for themselves by waging a war on mankind.  Aric of

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Top 5 Movies of 2015: #5 – Steve Jobs

As with the end of each year, we reflect on what we loved throughout the last 365 days of 2015. Movies are no exception to those lists so we decided to do something a little different. Rather than your typical list, I wanted to give a bit more insight why each film is on this list. So without further ado, here is #5! Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is a name that I can honestly say the whole world would be familiar with. The man behind one of, if not the most, successful companies in the world, Apple. Steve Jobs has

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PopcultHQ Interview’s Indie Sci-fi Movie Stars of “Synapse” – Charley Boon and Will Rubio

Last year I met a Hollywood screenwriter on the rise named Adam G. Simon. Adam who had written a script and acted for an unreleased indie movie named Synapse. Over this past year I’ve kept up with Adam and his movie along with doing an interview with him for PopcultHQ Adam Simon interview. Finally the time has come for Synapse to have its World and Hollywood Premiers and once again I met up with Adam, but this time he had his cast-mates from the fantastic new sci-fi action thriller with him.  PopcultHQ had the wonderful opportunity to speak with two of the main cast members of

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PopCultHQ Comic Book Review: American Gothic Press – “Broken Moon” #3

Broken Moon #3 Written by: Steve Niles Art by: Nat Jones Edited by: Holly Interlandi Published by: Philip Kim Review: Steve Niles and Nat Jones are cranking up the action in the third installment of their horror-filled four issue mini-series, “Broken Moon”. After man has destroyed the moon and the creatures of the dark have taken over the world, the Vampires are the ones who build the first “civilization” for their own. Now it’s up to the few humans left and the Werewolf clan, out to seek the help of a certain Dr. Frankenstein. But the mad doctor has gone even more bonkers rebuilding his own

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New Comic Books Review: American Gothic Press – “Project Nemesis” #3

Project Nemesis #3 Written by: Jeremy Robinson Art by: Matt Frank, Diego Rodriguez Edited by: Holly Interlandi Published by: Philip Kim PopCultHQ Review: Bring on the monster!! Project Nemesis has demolished a small town in Maine and is reaching closer and closer to the big city. Causing apocalyptic-level type damage as Nemesis brings a ticking doomsday button to the human race. Leaving nothing but devastation in its wake, no one is safe, there is nowhere to hide as Nemesis is growing larger in scale and nothing seems to be stopping it. What is Nemesis to begin with anyways? We find

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What Made Star Wars So Epic in 1977

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Jim Steranko was once asked, “What was the Golden Age of Comics?” “12,” he quipped. Steranko was right. I know, because I was twelve years old when Star Wars came out in 1977. It was golden, and while I have analyzed, memorized, and categorized George Lucas’ inimitable film, and was inspired by the creativity in it and The Empire Strikes Back, I have never experienced that same awe in a movie theater since. Some have gotten close to a fanboy’s dream. I cite Joss Whedon’s Avengers as a prime example of awesome and follow with Guardians of the Galaxy as

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PopCultHQ Spotlight Artist – Brian Hess!

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Last month, PopCultHQ was on hand at Wizard World Reno for their comic convention.  I had the opportunity to meet the team at Action Lab Entertainment, an indy publisher with which we have partnered.  It was then I got the privilege in meeting Brian Hess, an illustrator currently involved in a new comic series of planetary proportions entitled “Awake,” along with writer Susan Beneville.   Brian was gracious enough to give me a copy of issue one and two of his series.  I brought them home to read and publish a review of each, but I got more than I

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