Brought to you by the license-happy folks at the Back to the Future brand, this flux capacitor really works — at phone charging, that is, but not so much at time travel. Well, not unless you count inching forward slowly in dead-stop traffic. The capacitor has two USB ports so you can charge any USB device, works […]

Parenting skills and pretentious film references can finally co-exist. If your Netflix categories and babysitting endeavors just aren’t lining up, now there’s a solution out there for those little tykes who would’ve otherwise been traumatized by your buzzkill Criterion Collection picks. Because artist and pop-culture nerd Todd Spence has created the Bleak Movies Coloring Book, something that is appropriate […]

What’s that? A Marvel comic going blockbuster movie you say? Impossible! Well, if Guardians of the Galaxy is a ship you wanna jump on, LEGO is already on board. In honor of the upcoming release this August (watch the trailer here), LEGO has created some do-it-yourself spoiler-alert action scenes. These buildable previews include “Starblaster Showdown,” a 196-piece set […]

If your kung fu fists are fast as lightning, then maybe card tricks should be in your future. Because  this collaboration between card masters Dave and Dan with Bruce Lee Enterprises has made your deck of cards into much more than just a game of 52 pick up. Each of the cards displays quotes and Jeet Kune […]

On a mission from God? Got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, and in the dark while wearing sunglasses? Then get your LEGO in gear and build your Bluesmobile with this Ichiban-designed LEGO set. The 295-piece set is ready to roll upon assembly, featuring cop tires and suspension as well as […]

The return of Bryan Singer to the director’s chair. Sentinals. Colossus finally getting some screen time (albeit who knows how much). How many reasons do we need to consider X-Men: Days of Future Past the most anticipated film in years for our nerdy little hearts? Based on what some consider the best X-Men comics ever, the […]

The duo of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez return for the followup to their surprisingly good Sin City. What was surprising wasn’t that the original comic could be the template for a good film, it’s just that rarely is a comic book so loyally adapted to the silver screen. Using Miller’s actual comic frames to storyboard the […]

We haven’t been huge fans of the Transformers series, mostly because, well, Michael Bay is kind of a hack. But truth be told Transformers 3 was by far the best in the ongoing saga, and at the end of the day what’re ya gonna say? They’re essentially beautifully rendered giant robots beating the everliving shit […]