Author: Bill Watters

  We’d heard that Netflix had been working on a series adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon, and now Christmas has come early with their release of a first-look trailer. Set in a very Blade Runner-eque future, every human has a “cortical stack” which records all of their thoughts, experiences, and the essence of […]

Bleeding Cool contributor Jason Borelli writes from his recent experience at Anime NYC: Anime NYC wrapped up its inaugural event at the Jacob Javits Center in New York by showcasing Fullmetal Alchemist. The live-action film is based on the popular manga by Hiromu Arakawa, which led to two anime series that aired on Cartoon Network […]

We’re following along as the Los Angeles Film Critics Association has their daylong fete and votes on their favorite films from the past year. There’ll be films ranging from the start of the year, all the way up to ones that haven’t yet released. We’ll be adding commentary as the winners and runner-ups are announced […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO and modern-age Steve Jobs, Elon Musk has announced what he’s going to be sending into space next month as part of the launch of the Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral’s legendary Apollo 11 launch pad – 39A. Tonight he first teased that the launch would be exciting, “one way or another.” […]

An explosion of chatter has erupted online as people have taken notice that the cosplay-themed porn website Cosplay Deviants trademarked the phrase “Cosplay is NOT Consent.”  The idea that this particular site is positioning itself as the “champion” or “leading edge” of the effort to have more conventions implement and post harassment policies has taken […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] The Disaster Artist, a film about the making of a film, exudes a sense of near-obsession with its subject. That subject is The Room, the 2003 indie film that is considered either the most brilliant art-film ever or the worst insult to filmmaking of all time. If Ed Wood and his legendarily bad films like […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Now, before anyone starts howling, “but what Wonder Woman?” WW is unquestionably wonderful both within the annals of comic films, as well as a film in general for both impact on popular culture and capturing the zeitgeist of the moment. However, here we’re talking Justice League as a part of a larger whole. Wonder […]

Liz Smith, arguably one of the most famous gossip columnists for more than two generations, has passed away at the age of 94. Joni Evans, the literary agent for Smith confirmed her passing of natural causes to the Associated Press. Beginning her career covering the New York social scene for the New York Daily News […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Murder on the Orient Express, based on the classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie and put through the lens of director Kenneth Branagh (who also plays the lead role of Hercule Poirot), is a beautiful adaptation — but still carries with it the eccentricities of having been written in 1934. Now, before racing to the […]

Bleeding Cool Contributor Abdulkareem Baba Aminu writes: The character Shatter was introduced in Marvel’s Morlocks #1 by Geoff Johns and Shawn Martinbrough in 2002, a member of the Postman’s Chicago branch of Morlocks. When Shatter learned he was a mutant, he attempted suicide using his father’s gun, but his new invulnerable skin caused the bullet […]