10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (534+ words) Giant Freakin Robot I don’t think I ever returned the Bound DVD to Blockbuster. My girlfriend and I rented it on a whim, one of those “we recognize the cast” pickups you made after 10 PM on a Friday. I’m sure…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (410+ words) Giant Freakin Robot After the first season of Babylon 5 turned into a hit, production ramped up for Season 2, which, famously, J. Michael Straczynski had already plotted out. What JMS didn’t count on was Warner Bros. studio executives sending over the “suggestion…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (564+ words) Giant Freakin Robot The almighty algorithm is a fickle mistress because it keeps giving you more of what you engage with. The unfortunate thing for me is that I like thrillers, I have a Netflix account, and for the past…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) giantfreakinrobot.com Virtual reality received a huge push in the 90s. It was all over television and the movies. We had VR Troopers, The Lawnmower Man, even The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest threw it in there. Fox, still chasing the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) By Robert Scucci | Published 1 second ago Sometimes, the dumbest movies are smarter than they let on, and those are my favorite kinds of movies, for sheer entertainment value alone. 1988’s Killer Klowns from Outer Space is a prime example of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (165+ words) By Robert Scucci | Published 15 minutes ago Does the movie hold up, though? That depends on what you’re looking for in a movie. Gleaming the Cube gets by on its coming-of-age story arc, but it goes full ridiculous with its conspiracy…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) By Joshua Tyler & Jonathan Klotz | Published 12 seconds ago Back in the 90s, we didn’t know how good we had it. Not one, but three separate Star Trek series were airing; The X-Files was redefining sci-fi, and networks experimented with original science…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (166+ words) By Robert Scucci | Published 14 minutes ago Charlotte is clearly an old friend, but also the outcast of the group. She doesn’t buy into any of the social media hype and simply wants to witness the meteor shower with her friends,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (327+ words) By Henry Hards | Published 18 seconds ago Netflix cancels shows swiftly, at the first sign of weakness. It’s a business model that’s worked out well for the streamer. What’s less obviously correct is their tendency to also shut down shows that…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (574+ words) The Last House Is Proof Netflix’s House Style Can’t Handle Horror Giant Freakin Robot There’s a good chance that by now, you’ve seen the latest Netflix original, The Last House. The trailer that would run incessantly on the service for…...