Greetings Fanatics, and welcome to JJ's Fan Feature. So, Star Wars fans are nothing if not passionate. We writers here at That Hashtag Show are fans too, and just as passionate. Our goal is to channel that passion into our writing. An unfortunate side effect of doing so is that sometimes we let our
The Umbrella Academy, Netflix's latest comic book adaptation, is fine, I guess. The story plays out in a sufficient arc, the pacing is steady, and the action is pretty decent. While I was never bored, however, I was also never really excited. And that's what surprised me most by this series.
JJ Abrams sent Star Wars fans into a tizzy this week with an Instagram post in which he declared a wrap to photography for Star Wars: Episode IX. But did her perhaps reveal a little more than anticipated? The photo he posted showed sequel trilogy leads Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac
Flash back six years ago. George Lucas made the stunning announcement that he was selling Lucasfilm to Disney. Fans were immediately concerned about the direction of the Star Wars franchise. Their concerns were realized when Disney's first "official act" was to declare the Expanded Universe no
Greetings Star Wars fanatics, and welcome back to JJ's Fan Feature! Last time out we settled the debate over which Corellian freighter was better, the Millennium Falcon or the Outrider. This week's topic comes straight from the comments section of Hashtag writer Matt Jabs' piece entitled In Defense
Alright fans. If you tuned in to Star Wars Fanatics last night, you got to hear about leaked concept photos for Star Wars: Episode IX. While the photos confirmed a bunch of rumors (including one about Richard E. Grant's character), they also led to some interesting questions. The biggest among
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field
The term "crowd pleasing" or "crowd pleaser" has found itself layered with some derogatory undertones among critic circles. Broad appeal seems immediately discounted, as if populist filmmaking is somehow lesser than when compared to auteurs and hidden indie gems. I've always maintained that there
