Remember the argument put forth by opponents of Django figures that you don’t see any Nazi toys? Well, you probably won’t be seeing these at Toys R Us. For a hundred bucks, though, you can preorder one. At 12 inches...

During my senior year of college, I spent spring break working on a Navajo reservation in Utah. One of the things that struck me there was that every pop-cultural representation of Indians/Native Americans, no matter how cartoo...

When was the last time action figures got people so worked up they tried to ban them? Was it Al Snow and his mannequin head that some people thought endorsed violence against women? I kinda reckoned that after seeing toys of fi...

It didn’t actually exist, but those ’90s NBC-style credits are pretty dead-on. Originally written and published by at Topless Robot. Click here to read the original story.

“It’s a pretty eclectic soundtrack, as is most of my soundtracks.” Thus speaks Quentin Tarantino, and while it would be a completely unjustified cheap shot to play grammar police with an off-the-cuff remark, c...

The 8″ Mego style of poseable generic toy body with cloth costume is actually a great match for Quentin Tarantino, at least in his current phase of filmmaking. It’s somewhat pointlessly nostalgic with a dose of mode...

Nick Fury versus Catwoman? Not quite. The two superstars draw on their other major performances this year to debate which character is more sad: Django Unchained’s house slave, or Les Miserables’ terminally ill pros...

(A new recurring feature, in which I review an upcoming or just-released genre movie of interest.) Here’s a question: why is it assumed that Django Unchained is a foregone conclusion when it comes to awards nominations, a...