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Houston’s Comicpalooza 2014 has four Doctor Who Doctors — Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann, and comic-book legend Stan Lee is set to make his first appearance ever at the pop culture expo. It’s an unheard-of coup for Comicpalooza, which has some 1,500 hours of programming spread...

The popular television show The Walking Dead depicts how brutal life would become in the event that zombies rose up to devour the living. It’s fun to watch, but apparently just watching isn’t enough. Some Walking Dead followers want to test their ability to survive in similar situations, and now...

Steven Knight has shown himself to be an auteur on the rise after writing films such as Eastern Promises and making his directorial debut with Redemption. With his latest film, Locke, which stars Tom Hardy, he explores some of the hardest territory in film. Shot in real time over seven...

The sci-fi film Gattaca was back in the news cycle last year thanks to Senator Rand Paul quoting whole segments of its Wikipedia website description in a speech about abortion he gave at Liberty University (Paul accused pro-choice advocates of supporting eugenics, such as seen in the film). Set in...

The puppeteer scene in Houston is simply amazing, and there’s no better annual showcase for all that talent than Puppetsploitation. The festival, presented by Bobbindoctrin, features live puppet plays and films that range from the creepy to the absolutely hilarious. Carmella Clements and Larkin Elliot debut two shadow-puppet satires at...