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Announced from their official Twitter handle, season two of Stranger Things is coming in 2017. If you look at season one, a lot of 80's iconic horror and sci-fi were referenced in the episodes. It looks like we might get some of what was left out from the 80's easter eggs and references in season two. Check out the video teaser below: The adventure continues. Stranger Things 2 is coming 2017. pic.twitter.com/3H4WR3DGEj — Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) August 31, 2016

There seemed to be a lot of negative to so-so reviews of Suicide Squad (2016) when it was released. DC is trying to catch up to Marvel in the movie business and maybe the poor reviews are coming off some bias from the dominant brand. Regardless of the reasons for the reviews, this is ours. It's not a horrible film, some characters were introduced to simply be finished off within a few minutes. Others, like Jared Leto's Joker were probably best left out of the film. Fans will argue, how do you build that character of Harley Quinn played by Margot Robbie without The Joker?  Easy, just mention how they met and move on. Without spoiling anything, know that you could take or leave this portrayal of The Joker and you would still have the same movie. Will Smith plays Dead Shot and I guess his star power and drawing power made his character one of the central characters in the film. Say what you will about Smith and his past films that were trying to promote his son, ...

This show doesn't need a review. If you are a fan of the work of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost you already know this UK sitcom was what put them in everyone's pop-culture radar. This series is what lead them to making Sean of the Dead (2004) and the rest of The Cornetto Trilogy . The series is pretty deep when you get past all the laughs, sci-fi, horror, and video game references. It focuses on the struggle a lot of people go through in their young adult lives. The transition into adulthood is a rough one and when you look at what the show revolves around, it's about those struggles. Breaking up, finding a place to live, finding success, finding a job, finding love and the importance of a strong support system around you. Even though the show is based in the UK, it can represent the struggle a lot of gen-exer's go through anywhere. If you are in the struggle of just trying to to make your way in the world, Spaced serves as a nice way to get you throug...

Photo: Ed Carbajal Embedded Vlog: Episode 4. The one with the bottle throwing and middle fingers.

If you live in New York, New Jersey, or Philadelphia Raw Combat: The Underground World of Mixed Martial Arts   will not only resonate with fight fans in the area, but it will now focus as a piece of history for a time when the sport was banned in the state of New York.  I had the pleasure and honor of meeting the author, Jim Genia at the World MMA Expo in New York City last year. I was there covering the expo for Page2sports and was at the rally to lift the ban the day before. Genia was hosting a panel at the expo to help get the ban lifted so I sat down when it was scheduled to begin.  In my brief conversation with Genia he mentioned his book and gave me a t-shirt that read "MMA for NY". I made a note to buy a copy the next day, it was the least I could since he gave me a shirt. Little did I know he and I had been in a lot of the same places familiar with martial artists in the area. The book is a trip down East Coast martial arts memory lane and if you tr...

Paramount 1986 Remember this one? This was the first movie I had seen about unions, strikes, corporations being bought, and what it means to be proud of your work. Gung Ho (1986) explored culture clash in the 80's as well as learning to be open to things not understood. It starred Michael Keaton before he was Batman and Gedde Watanabe around his "Oh sexy girlfriend!" time of fame from Sixteen Candles . It was directed by Ron Howard and is worth giving a re-watch. A lot of Generation X only knew about unions through Sally Field and her role  Norma Rae, or because we knew someone who worked in one. Too young to know the drama that repeats itself, Gung Ho served as a comedic look at what was happening to corporate America at the time. Japanese cars were being made, better than most American cars and this film found a way to point that out. The ending might not be as accepting now as it was back then with everyone working out their differences to meet a deadline bec...