Per Matt BattleBots‘ road to World Championship VII was a brutal one, fanning flames of destruction throughout the year while drivers fine-tuned their robots for the final tournament, but something felt a little off that I couldn’t quite figure out until the second or third episode of the year had aired. Many of the major players had returned for Season 12, but a familiar voice was missing within the broadcast booth in 2023, one which has become the voice of reason during the season. Back was Chris Rose, Kenny Florian and Faruq Tauheed and many of the popular teams, but gone for some reason wa ..read more

The end of the world is kind of a big deal. There are numerous threats to humanity which can be named, but the biggest one seems to be the human race, itself. Sure, there might be dramatic climate change, disagreements with mother nature and worldwide plagues, but mankind seemingly can’t get out of its own way when it comes to overcoming disagreements. And that could lead to a disaster. But what if there was a “top-secret multi-national organization dedicated to preventing the undoing of mass-extinction events by diplomatic, scientific or militaristic means” that only used time travel to save ..read more

Hollywood has released several great action films that are also romantic comedies. As a child, I vividly remember watching movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone with my sister. While she was talking incessantly about the love story and how much the male leads must love the female leads, I was more enthralled by the adventures of Indiana Jones and Jack T. Colton. It wasn’t until True Lies came out that these films started getting me on both the action and the romantic sides of the coin. Maybe it was ’cause I grew as a person. Maybe I was getting more in touch with my feeli ..read more

When all ideas of creating new movies are exhausted, Hollywood loves returning to remakes. Maybe it’s been happening for a long time, and I am just now realizing it, but only recently have I seen a deluge of studios taking cartoons and turning them into live-action movies. Warner Bros. first brought the beloved Scooby-Doo franchise into the real world with some big names, at the time. Universal took the leap back in 1994 with The Flintstones. 20th Century Fox got onboard the live-action gravy train in 2004 with Garfield: The Movie. And probably the best translation was done way back in 1990 wh ..read more

Russell Crowe is one of my favorite actors in Hollywood. He has exceptional talents and versatility as an actor. From playing a Roman commander-turned-slave in Gladiator — probably my favorite film of his — to portraying a brilliant man suffering from schizophrenia in A Beautiful Mind, Crowe has proven he can pull off even the most complex of roles. He is an actor known to immerse himself into his characters, mentally and physically, making these characters feel real and relatable. Overall, Crowe’s impressive body of work and commitment to his craft makes him one of the most beloved people in ..read more

Per Matt Overall, the film industry doesn’t seem to have a whole lot in common with the brewing industry, but when certain topics can bring these two forces together, working for a common goal to improve life as we know it, that is a very good thing. Such a situation happened when Flagship Video Works filmmaker Marco Ortega collaborated with Weathered Souls Brewing Co-Owner and Director of Operations, Marcus Baskerville. Documenting the Black is Beautiful collaborative brewing project was a definite goal, but so was exploring the initiative’s impact. More than 1,200 breweries in 50 states and ..read more

Per Matt Em Sauter might be a superhero. Her superpowers involve getting crafty with craft beer. In case you didn’t know, she’s the human counterpart of Pints and Panels, which began as an experiment combining her love of fun, playful and whimsical art within the craft-beer scene. She realized that combining her first love of drawing from an early age, along with an early Archie comics influence, and a side of beer knowledge could wind up really helping craft beer aficionados and industry veterans, alike. This week, she’ll be appearing at America’s largest craft brewing industry gathering, the ..read more

Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those Marvel properties that most moviegoers did not even know existed prior to 2014, including myself. Despite that, the ragtag team of space heroes cemented themselves as one of the most popular characters in the MCU. And after two solo films, as well as cameos in multiple Marvel stories, the first official trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was released and immediately, the storyline speculation began. In traditional James Gunn style, it showed just enough to cause rumors, hunches and fears to run rampant. From barely four minutes of scenes, the dea ..read more

Per Matt If you thought you knew everything about David Bowie, think again. You might be a huge fan of the musician’s glam-rock stage… but you may not recognize the different types of media he explored during his hiatus from the music industry that ventured into the nooks and crannies deep within our own identities. If you were all about The Thin White Duke’s neatly tailored suits and later musical selections that were a stark contrast to his previous experimental releases, you might not have been totally shocked to see him perform with orchestras during his later years. His style may have cha ..read more

Kevin Hart is one of the most beloved comedians of modern times. His style of comedy led him on a tour back in 2009, which turned into multiple yearly engagements, ultimately leading to his shows being filmed and released to a much larger audience. And from there, the sky was the limit. His self-deprecating comedy, mixed with his takes on life experiences makes his comedy incredibly funny, without tearing down others in the process. It wasn’t long after Kevin reached stardom in the comedy scene that he made the leap to TV and films. His first big film was opposite Ice Cube in Ride Along. And f ..read more