“The Haunted Mansion” (2023) finally gets the Disneyland ride juuust right…

*****SPOOKY SPOILERS AHEAD!***** First Time’s Not Quite the Charm… Before I get into 2023’s “The Haunted Mansion,” I wanted to drop a few lines about the first live-action version of “The Haunted Mansion,” which debuted 20 years ago (feels like both yesterday and forever ago).  2003 is a time when formerly R-rated comedy superstar Eddie…

Cosplay, Quantum Leap, and the Walking Dead: WonderCon 2023 wraps…

Welcome Back. Once again, WonderCon has returned to Anaheim, California and with COVID restrictions pretty much gone now (though I still wear masks), things feel a bit more back to normal.  This year also saw a surprising championing of smaller or lesser-known movies and TV projects than in years’ past.  Instead of a DC or…

WonderCon 2022 is back in-person at Anaheim, after three years…

WonderCon Returns! Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, it’s been three years since the last in-person WonderCon was held at the Anaheim Convention Center (ACC), right across the street from Disneyland. The last two were virtual (i.e. online Zoom panels, prerecorded videos, online buying, etc), but sci-fi/fantasy conventions are one of those things that cannot…