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DVD Shopping Bag: Valentine’s Day Picks by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 07, 2012)
With Valentine’s Day only a week away we thought the DVD and Blu-ray releases would support a greater selection of love stories from multiple genres. The video store (yeah, remember those?) I used to work in had one of those holiday employee pick boards.

CHRONICLE Edges Past Black by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(February 05, 2012)
On a weekend where the central focus across the nation all but screams “Super,” it seems almost fitting that the film in the top spot is all about superpowers. And with a big game that comes down to the last moments of play, it also seems fitting that

TV Wasteland: Kevin Smith Must Be Stopped by Rob Vaux, Editor
(February 05, 2012)
The big news this week is the return of The Walking Dead… which hopefully continues to improve after the slow start earlier in the season. Our own Joe Oesterle will provide weekly reviews and we’ll all have a chance to comment as it proceeds. Today, h

Lair of the Beasts: An Irish Monster by Nick Redfern, Monster Expert
(February 04, 2012)
Neil Arnold – the author of many acclaimed books, including Monster!; and The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: London, says: “There is nothing like a chilling ghost story,” adding that “one of my favourite ghoulish tales comes via Reverend Arc

8 Not So Great Phantom Menace Toys by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 03, 2012)
Last week, Mania brought you the “8 Great Phantom Menace Toys” (see column) in anticipation of the 3D release of Episode 1. This week, we turn our attention to the dark side of the force. No, not the Sith, but the not so great toys of Episode 1. Here a

Mania Review: Chronicle by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 03, 2012)
I can't say the found-footage format of Chronicle was particularly impressive, but the rest of the film is a minor revelation. Imagine the X-Men without Professor X or, more accurately, what three teenage boys with superpowers might look like in the real w

Mania Review: The Woman in Black by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(February 03, 2012)
Sharp eyes will spot the name "Hammer" in the opening credits for The Woman in Black, which should raise the spirits of even the most despondent horror fan. The biggest effort in decades to bear that title has a huge reputation to live up to, even with the

Level Up! Nintendo Network Announced by Tim Janson, Columnist
(February 02, 2012)
We start the column with a big announcement from Nintendo. Finally Nintendo will be bringing gamers a Nintendo network to compete with Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. I guess the old saying is better late than never and we can complain all we want

The Geek Life: A Test Screening by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 01, 2012)
The Geek Life is a weekly look at what is going on in the Geek Culture. Movies, Comics, Books, Video Games, and TV Shows encompass more than just release dates and reviews. This week the Geek Life sits in on a test screening.

Mania Review: The Innkeepers by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 31, 2012)
I had another look at director Ti West’s The House of the Devil after my viewing of The Innkeepers. It confirmed his thoughtful approach and helped explain why his films are so distinctive. Both of them explore more old fashioned notions of horror. Both

DVD Shopping Bag: 100th Anniversary of Universal Studios by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 30, 2012)
There comes a time when you just have to sit and watch that movie. Perhaps you missed it in the theater. It was always on TV, but for some reason you never got to see it from the beginning. My personal favorite is having a job where you have to watch genre

Tuesday Terrors! by Tim Janson, Writer
(January 30, 2012)
Welcome back for the biggest edition yet of Tuesday Terrors. This week I’ve got reviews of three new films, Including Don’t be Afraid of the Dark, as well as the Annotated Sandman Volume One.

The Grey Eats Competition by Jarrod Sarafin, Editor
(January 29, 2012)
With 2011 ending as ugly as it did just a month ago, it seems almost fitting that the release that pushed the current box office to a 10 percent jump over the same time last year centered on the whole “survival of the fittest” premise. Charles Darwin a

TV Wasteland: Super Bowl Time by Rob Vaux, Editor
(January 29, 2012)
It’s Super Bowl week, and I’m still nursing my wounds from the Niners’ crushing defeat in the NFC Championship. (Tom Brady, you and your relentless band of robotic killjoys are my only hope!) In the meantime, here’s what else we have to watch this

Lair of the Beasts: Hairy Giants by Nick Redfern, Columnist
(January 28, 2012)
Countless books have been written about those strange and elusive hairy man-beasts that are said to stealthily co-exist with us: the Bigfoot of North America, the Yeti of the Himalayas, the Yowie of Australia, and the Yeren of China. And a significant numb

8 Great Phantom Menace Toys by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 27, 2012)
Who else stood in line at midnight at a Toys R Us or a Wal-Mart in 1999? The hype was building and the frenzy was practically ravenous. We charged in with our wallets wide open and bought two if not three of the same figure that night. Not many of us did t

Mania Review: Man on a Ledge by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 26, 2012)
Someone once described a prominent politician as “sounding the way dumb people think smart people talk.” Man on a Ledge conveys a similar sensation: trying with all its might to be clever and stumbling into a seemingly endless array of bottomless plot

Mania Review: The Grey by Rob Vaux, Mania Critic
(January 26, 2012)
Film lovers hunger for movies like The Grey. It sits here at the end of a bleak season indeed, with the trudge through December’s pretentious awards hopefuls giving way to the skeezy dregs of January. A few minor revelations have occurred this time arou

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