Once upon a time, back in the 1960s, they released a cool figure model kit of Superman smashing through a wall. I kept seeing this on the shelves at various stores as a kid, but never bought it because I was too intimidated back then to build it. Well, long story short, I bought this re-release of the kit that came out back in 1999. I also bought an aftermarket resin head of George Reeves, who had played Superman on the 1950s TV show. The resin head is in the same scale (1/8th) as the model. It was a fun kit to build,and one that I pretty cool to own. I really like how it has Superman in a dynamic pose that shows off his super strength. And having the George Reeves head on this figure is the icing on the cake for me. I was a fan of the George Reeves Superman series as a kid. Here's a shot of the model with the George Reeves head, comp...
There have been many horror movies over the years that have been hailed as “a new horror classic,” but so few of them actually live up to that title. It Follows is that rare film that is truly a classic. Released to theaters ten years ago this year, It Follows very quickly proved that it wasn’t just another tired rehash of the tropes found in the slasher genre, and wound up becoming a horror film that’s truly scary and unnerving. After a tense opening scene showing a teenage girl (Bailey Spry) running in a panic from an unseen threat--only to be found dead the following morning, the movie then focuses on Jay (Maika Monroe), a nineteen year old college student who’s trying to find some fun in her mundane life. But after a sexual encounter with her boyfriend Hugh (Jake Weary), things get very weird. Hugh knocks out Jay with chloroform, then ties her to a wheelchair in an abandoned building. And it gets even stranger ...