Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
iZombie Review: 2.10: Method Head
iZombie season two returned last night with a fun episode. "Method Head" took Liv Moore to the set of Zombie High , a CW-like zombie show, giving the show lots of opportunities to have adorable...
Comic Books
Valiant Comics Weekly: Ninjak #11
All images courtesy of Valiant. Ninjak #11 opens with Ninjak and Punk Mambo, stranded on a Deadside Island, plotting their next move. Oddly enough, the sun (or perhaps simply some light source) rises in Deadside,...
Culture of Pop
If We're Given a 'True Detective' Season 3, We Need a Realistic Serial Killer Premise
True Detective is primarily known for two things - a legendary Season 1 and a forgettable Season 2 . Much of what contributed to the error filled sophomore season were decisions in plot and storyline....
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 18 - X-Men: First Class
I didn’t hate X-Men: The Last Stand nearly as much as the rest of the world, but it still left the franchise in desperate need of some kind of reboot. When it was announced Bryan...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 19 - Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi)
I wish I could in good conscience put Spider-Man 2 higher on this list. It’s a wonderful film in many ways and the wall-crawler has always been one of my favorite superheroes. If pushed, I...
Culture of Pop
'Free State of Jones' Trailer With Matthew McConaughey
Free State of Jones has released a trailer. The upcoming movie that hits theaters May 13, 2016 stars Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight. This character lived during the American Civil War and commanded a group...
Culture of Pop
'The Revenant' is Beautiful and Savage
20th Century Fox: The Revenant Perseverance is one of our greatest assets. The Revenant is a film about perseverance, created by a cast and crew that tremendously displayed it in making this film. Leonardo DiCaprio...
Culture of Pop
"Battle of the Zae 5" Recap
Image courtesy of the "Reading YouTube Comments with Caustic & Dirtbag Dan" video posted on YouTube. I attended Battle of the Zae 5 in San Jose, California yesterday. The rap battle event was an overall...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 20 - Thor
In order to put together a list on 35 of the best live-action comic book and graphic novel adaptations of all time, one must be predisposed toward accepting some silly things, but I must admit...
Comic Books
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 21 - Ant-Man
The neverending debate, Marvel versus DC, seems to always be boiled down in its simplest form to an argument of light-hearted fun versus dark and brooding gloom. Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man was a huge chip in...
