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Prepare yourselves for some poltergeist action. A teaser trailer for the The Conjuring 2 was released today and holy shit, it looks fantastic!

Just as Fanboys reported, James Wan's sequel to the 2013 cinematic success will bring Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) to 1977 England to "help single mom Peggy Hodgson and her four children, particularly daughter Janet (played by Madison Wolfe)."

Wolfe as Janet Hodgson.

Hitting the theaters on June 10, 2016, rumor has it The Conjuring 2 will open with the Warrens investigating the Amityville Horror case (after all, they do mention a Long Island family who needs help in the first movie).

After that, a sequel will tell of the infamous "Enfield Poltergeist," which took place at a house in Brimsdown village, borough of Enfield, England. You can find more details on this fascinating real-life case by clicking here.

The first The Conjuring movie grossed $318 million worldwide, and the sequel is expected to do as well or better.

Ed and Lorraine Warren are back for a whole new haunting. Watch #TheConjuring2 teaser trailer now. https://t.co/W6GlZx8lQT

— The Conjuring (@TheConjuring) January 7, 2016

Are you excited for this movie? What did you think of the trailer? Let us know by leaving your comments below!

It's time to settle the score of some of the greatest battles never to happen in history! What would happen if a bear fought Popeye? How 'bout if Stephen Colbert went toe-to-toe with a mutated slice of pizza? Well the crew at The Dace Man Show are here to discuss the vast potential of such match-ups.

This episode Frank Ward faces off against Dan Raup to debate whether a velociraptor or Mothra would win a battle!



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It was recently announced that the Star Wars spinoff film coming to theaters after Episode IX will indeed be the long-rumored movie revolving around Boba Fett. When the concept of the anthology films was first brought up, one of the initial ideas speculated on was something dealing with bounty hunters stealing the plans for the Death Star (which would eventually turn into Rogue One) or a film where Han Solo had interactions with Boba Fett (and we've known for a while that a Han Solo movie is coming after Episode VIII). We're going to have to wait until 2020 to see Boba Fett get his film, but at least there's confirmation that it's happening.

Now that that's out of the way, let's start trying to predict what's going to happen!

The biggest piece of information we need to get before we have any idea what this is about is the time frame. Does this happen after Revenge of the Sith, dealing with the childhood of Fett where he builds up a reputation, or does it take place after Return of the Jedi, wherein it would then become official canon that he survived the Sarlacc Pit?

The Case for Pre-"Death"

If the film is set before A New Hope takes place, there's a chance we could see the actor who plays Han Solo in that film make some sort of an appearance, tying things in together a little more cohesively than if it was a standalone movie with no connection.

Also, it's sad to say it, but we don't really get to see why Boba Fett is a badass. Sure, he looks like one, but aren't you at least a little interested in why Darth Vader makes it abundantly clear that the rule in place is "no disintegrations" in The Empire Strikes Back? Clearly that means Vader must have witnessed firsthand or heard secondhand about Fett having a tendency to do this. While I've always just assumed this was what happened to Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, as far as I'm aware, that hasn't been made canon, and if it isn't, then I want to see Boba Fett disintegrate someone, damn it!

After the death of Jango Fett, maybe Boba Fett is even part of the Jedi Purge where he's hunting down the last few that are spread out through the galaxy on various planets. Fett taking down a Jedi or two could be pretty sweet, right?

The Case for Post-"Death"

First off, the most obvious reason why this could be a good idea is to retcon the character's horrible death. It's played for a cheap laugh in a movie that already has stupid little bears that defeat the Empire and proves that George Lucas had some terrible ideas well before the prequels. Being set after the events of that film would help set things right by telling us that Fett did indeed survive, which in itself is an impressive feat.

Second, this could be used as a means to fill us in on some more of the information that we'll undoubtedly still be left in the dark about when it comes to bridging the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. There's so much we don't know, and I'm sure a lot of those questions will be answered in Episode VIII and Episode IX, but there's no way all of them will. Through Fett's story, we could get a better idea of what happened with the power struggle between the remnants of the Empire and the New Republic. What's a bounty hunter's place in this type of world?

Third, and perhaps most interesting, is that if we are making Boba Fett the protagonist, we have to root for him. While by this point in 2020 we'll have already had Deadpool and Suicide Squad where the characters are antiheroes, there still needs to be a certain level of heroism to him. Emerging from certain death and the doom of being tortured for a thousand years could give him a brand new perspective on life and possibly turn him into a reluctant hero.

My Choice

I kind of want to have my cake and eat it too, as I want both. Boba Fett isn't even anywhere close to my favorite character in the franchise (he'd probably rank somewhere in the top 20 though) but I think there's a chance he could have a presence in both timelines. Seeing him as an antagonist in the Han Solo film would be neat and then seeing him change his character later on in life would be a nice twist. If I had to pick, I'd probably opt for the latter of the two, but there's no way in knowing what would be a more interesting direction until we see what we're getting with Rogue One and Han Solo.

Until then, tell us what you'd prefer to see. Who should the villain be if he's our hero? Should he be played by Temuera Morrison or should they figure out some kind of way to recast him? Should we even see his face at all, or would it be better for Boba Fett to go through the film in Master Chief mode with his helmet on the entire time?

Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

Hey, hey, hey, Dacetacular nation! Check out episode 133 of The Dace Man Show with hosts Chris "The Dace Man" Dace, Frank Ward, and Gibby!!

::SPORTS NEWS::

• The NHL, MLB, NFL, and our favorite: curling!

::WEIRD NEWS WITH GIBBY::

•  Gibby brings the class to the show with weird things going on in the world!

::FRANK'S CORNER::

• Frank-tastic facts for your everyday life

::CELEB NEWS::

• Dace is back, and he's packing a punch since he's on some diet pills and Red Bull. Get ready Hollywood!

Plus the occasional game of Who Said It, the crowning of The Doucebag of The Week, and much, much more, only on The Dace Man Show.



As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no, not just porn), as well as all of the other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. Remember, keyboard warriors: leave your feedback! Until the next time, for the few, the proud, and, of course,the Dacetacular, grab a beer—and in this case a comfy seat in front of your computer—and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!


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On episode 27 of the Fanboys Anonymous Group Meeting podcast, the panel has a roundtable discussion recapping 2015 in film and taking a look into the future with the movies set to be released in 2016.

Hosted by Tony Mango, the panel includes Chris Dace, Caroline Oliveira, and Shaun Walker.

Some topics we address:

• Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens or Jurassic Park, which is better?
• The year of the spy film with Kingsman: The Secret Service, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Spectre, Spy, Bridge of Spies, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• Superhero-type films like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, and more
• Disappointments such as Fifty Shades of Grey, Fantastic Four, Terminator Genisys, Divergent: Insurgent, etc.
• What we're looking forward to in 2016 such as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Rogue One, Captain America: Civil War, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, Inferno, and more

You can watch the podcast below. Make sure to subscribe!

It's time to settle the score of some of the greatest battles never to happen in history! What would happen if a bear fought Popeye? How 'bout if Stephen Colbert went toe-to-toe with a mutated slice of pizza? Well the crew at The Dace Man Show are here to discuss the vast potential of such match-ups.

This episode, Frank Ward faces off against Dan Raup to debate whether a wizard or Dr. Horrible would win a battle!



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There are certain movies that certain people simply need to see. For example, if you love baseball, you can't be on this planet if you haven't seen Field of Dreams, The Natural, and perhaps Major League. If you are into boxing, there's Rocky and Raging Bull. If you're big into arm wrestling, there's Over the Top and… well... pretty much just that one. The point is, you can't consider yourself a real fan of something if you don't know the Hollywood vernacular.

The same is true for gambling. If you're an avid game-player—whether you actually go to casinos or just enjoy playing online—there are a few movies you need to know about. If you haven't seen these, find a way to watch them immediately.

Casino

Of course, a movie named Casino has to be included here, as it makes pretty much every list, such as this one. But aside from the obvious connection, this is a terrific film. If you don't know, Casino is based on two real-life guys: Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal and Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, played by Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, respectively. If you think of it as Goodfellas in Vegas, you're not far off.

The Cincinnati Kid

If you're a poker player, you'll like this one. Starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret, and Steve McQueen as the titular character, the film is about a young hotshot poker player whose trials and tribulations eventually lead to a high-stakes game with a legendary champ.

California Split

If there is such a thing as a buddy-gambler movie, this is it. A down-on-his-luck gambler played by George Segal meets rambunctious Charlie (Elliott Gould) and the two embark on a betting tirade that leads them to a huge poker game in Reno. If you haven't heard of this one (and chances are you haven't), you should read more about it in this review.

The Gambler

A little more somber than the previous examples, The Gambler is still a fine film worth a look. It stars James Caan who, when he's not teaching Dostoyevsky in his college class, can be found at a blackjack table.

Rounders

A guy named Worm has a big debt and he turns to his old friend Mike to help pay it off. Things don't go as planned (they never seem to in the movies) and the only way to save Worm is for Mike to beat a Russian gangster in a high-stakes poker game.

The Cooler

Everybody at one point or another has experienced "that guy" who seems to able to turn a hot streak into a cold one just by walking into a room. Well, Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is that guy, and he uses his special ability at a Vegas casino. But what happens when love affects his cooling abilities?

Happy New Year, Dacetacular Nation! The Dace Man is back, bringing you the Netflix streaming series set to debut this year!

There has never been a better time to be a fan of television and everything it has to offer. With so many streaming services these days like Amazon, Hulu, and the juggernaut Netflix, there is an ample amount of series to select from for those jonesing to binge on a good 13 hours of drama and/or comedy.

Yours truly has gonna out and compiled the list for you of both returning series and series getting a fresh launch. Check it out below!

Debuting Series:

• Luke Cage: Season 1 (TBA)
• The Crown: Season 1 (TBA)
• Degrassi: The Next Class: Season 1 (January 15, 2016)
• Flaked: Season 1 (TBA)
• A Series Of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 (TBA)
• Love: Season 1 (TBA)
• Chelsea Handler's New Talk Show: Season 1 + Chelsea Does (January 26, 2016)
• The Get Down: Season 1 (TBA)
• The OA: Season 1 (TBA)
• Fuller House: Season 1 (February 26, 2016)
• The Ranch: Season 1 (TBA)
• Lost In Space: Season 1 (TBA)
• Lady Dynamite: Season 1 (TBA)

 Returning Series:

• Between: Season 2 (May 2016)
• Arrested Development: Season 5 (Mid-2016)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 2 (March 2016)
• Narcos: Season 2 (August 2016)
• Black Mirror: Season 3 (TBA)
• Bloodline: Season 2 (Spring 2016)
• House Of Cards: Season 4 (March 4, 2016)
• Grace and Frankie: Season 2 & 3  (Beginning of 2016 and end of 2016 respectively)
• Longmire: Season 5 (TBA)
• Bojack Horseman: Season 3 (Mid-2016)
• Marco Polo: Season 2 (Late 2016)
• Sense8: Season 2 (Late 2016)
• Trailer Park Boys: Season 10 & 11 (Spring 2016 and end 2016)
• Club De Cuervos: Season 2 (TBA)
• Orange Is the New Black: Season 4 (June 2016)
• Daredevil: Season 2 (Spring 2016)
• Stranger Things: Season 2 (TBA)

As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no, not just porn), as well as all of the other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. Remember, keyboard warriors: leave your feedback! Until the next time, for the few, the proud, and, of course, the Dacetacular, grab a beer—and in this case lots and lots of junk food —and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!


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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in January 2016?

The Forest

Synopsis: An unexplained horror occurs in a Japanese forest.

Will I watch? = No

The Revenant

Synopsis: In the 1820s, a frontiersman named Hugh Glass sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Will I watch? = Yes

Anomalisa

Synopsis: A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Wazir

Synopsis: 'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.

Will I watch? = No

Anesthesia

Synopsis: Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Masked Saint

Synopsis:"The Masked Saint" is based on a true story about one pastor's mission to help his community by risking his identity and returns to his former life as a wrestler. The triumphant story follows one man's journey and struggle between helping others and the consequences he faces doing this.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Yosemite

Synopsis: It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

Will I watch? = No


Ride Along 2

Synopsis: As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

Will I watch? = Maybe

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Synopsis: An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Norm of the North

Synopsis: Displaced from their Arctic home, a polar bear named Norm and his three lemming friends wind up in New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of a corporation he soon learns is tied to the fate of his homeland.

Will I watch? = No

Band of Robbers

Synopsis: Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are grown men, still searching for the hidden treasure that has eluded them since childhood.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The Benefactor

Synopsis: A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.

Will I watch? = Maybe


Dirty Grandpa

Synopsis: Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a perverted former Army general, to Florida for spring break.

Will I watch? = Maybe

The 5th Wave

Synopsis: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.

Will I watch? = Yes

The Boy

Synopsis: An American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After violating a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.

Will I watch? = No

Ip Man 3

Synopsis: When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Synchronicity

Synopsis: From the creators of The Signal (Sundance 2007) comes Synchronicity, a mind-bending 'Sci-fi Noir' in the tradition of Dark City, Blade Runner, and Alphaville. When physicist Jim Beale invents a machine that can fold space-time, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. He must now find the flower's identical match in the present to prove his machine works. Jim soon discovers that the Dahlia lies in the hands of a mysterious girl, who seduces him into revealing his secrets. Convinced that he's fallen prey to a femme fatale trying to steal his invention, Jim travels back in time to stop her betrayal before it happens. But once in the past, Jim uncovers a surprising truth about the machine, the girl, and his own reality.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Mojave

Synopsis: A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.

Will I watch? = No

Aferim!

Synopsis: Set in early 19th century Wallachia, when a local policeman, Costandin, is hired by Iordache, a boyar (local noble), to find Carfin, a Gypsy slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife, Sultana. Costandin sets out to find the fugitive, beginning a journey full of adventures. Gypsy slavery lasted from the 14th century up until the middle of the 19th century, a situation which is very little known and almost nonexistent in the public debate today, although its impact continues to influence Romania's social life.

Will I watch? = No

Exposed

Synopsis: After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.

Will I watch? = Maybe


The Finest Hours

Synopsis: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Will I watch? = No

Kung Fu Panda 3

Synopsis: Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.

Will I watch? = No

Fifty Shades of Black

Synopsis: A parody of the popular film/novel 50 Shades of Gray.

Will I watch? = No

Lights Out

Synopsis: A woman is haunted by a creature that only appears when the lights go out. A feature adaptation of the 2013 short film, "Lights Out" by David Sandberg.

Will I watch? = No

Jane Got a Gun

Synopsis: A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.

Will I watch? = Maybe


January can be a slow month due to weather conditions and the fact that nobody wants to put up a fight against Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but there are still 11 movies that I would check out, with the following being at the top of the list:

6. Band of Robbers — The premise seems interesting, Eric Christian Olsen is a massively underutilized star, and after checking out many of these trailers, this was one of the few that I didn't just wish would end sooner than it did. This strikes me as more of a download than a theater viewing, but in the confines of this segment, it gets bumped up.

5. Synchronicity — It likens itself to Dark City and Blade Runner. To most people, that would be great, but I was actually bored with those movies, which might be a bad sign. I wouldn't be surprised if this fell victim to the indie curse of being more ambitious than its execution could pull off. The pitch of the idea of the film has me intrigued, yet I can imagine being disappointed with the final product.

4. Anesthesia — I enjoy movies about intersecting lives and how the world around us might just be smaller than we really think. That is, of course, if those movies are good. At the very least, I like the idea behind those types of films, so this had me interested just by reading the synopsis.

3. Dirty Grandpa — This movie could be the utter shits, but it could also be pretty damn funny. Robert De Niro has a wide range of being anything from awesome to terrible, so I don't know where this will end up. Zac Efron is pretty reliable, Aubrey Plaza is hot, and I'm game to check this out.

2. The 5th Wave — As far as the young adult genre goes, this trailer didn't strike me as much as some other things did, like The Maze Runner or The Hunger Games or even Divergent (boy did that end up being disappointing overall), but I still think it might be worth investing the time to watch. Reviews are going to play a big factor into whether or not I see this sooner or later, but unless it has a terrible score, I'm fairly certain I'll be giving it a chance.

1. The Revenant — This is either going to be awesome or a massively overrated piece of crap that I have to argue with people about all the time. Here's hoping it's more of the former and less of the latter. I don't want to sit through another The Tree of Life. Yes, I know Alejandro González Iñárritu didn't do that movie, but that's my go-to movie to use as a comparison when I think something might be along the same spectrum. Despite liking Birdman, I wasn't as impressed as most people were, so I don't know where I stand when it comes to this, but at the very least, it's caught my attention quite a bit.

Welcome to a special edition of 6 Flicks Picks to jump-start the year 2016! Since the first Friday of the month is not actually when any new films are being released, I thought I would do something a bit different and do a very generalized breakdown of 2016 overall.

Naturally, this edition won't be listing the releases of every single movie that will be coming out in the year—partially because that's too daunting of a task and partially because even the studios don't know all of those yet—but it will still follow the same format as far as the picks go. This will be much harder, as there are hundreds of films that will be coming out, but it still boils down to the same concept: if I had to pick only six movies that I could watch, which ones would they be?

Without further ado, let's take a look at what makes my cut for 2016!

This is so difficult, especially because I don't even know how many movies are going to come out that I'm completely unaware of. That being said, there are some huge films coming out, so I ended up sticking to some pretty standard choices. Even still, that in itself made this hard, because when this is based on a monthly list, they aren't in direct competition with one another. I actually got my list down to 10 and then got stuck.

What Didn't Make the List: Sorry Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, you're #10 because I just didn't enjoy the first movie enough to justify putting you higher, even though I loved you as a kid. #9 ended up being Gambit, which I'm really excited for, but I've yet to see anything to base this movie on. The first trailer could look terrible. Star Trek Beyond is #8 and while I very, very much enjoyed both of the previous films, this trailer didn't wow me and I'm not as loyal to the brand as I am to other things. Rounding out the ones that were rejected is Doctor Strange. Yeah…sadly, a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie isn't on here. This is primarily because I don't like magic and Doctor Strange is a character that has never resonated with me. Don't get me wrong, I'm very interested in the movie and it will probably be great and make me have a newfound appreciation for the character, but while I enjoyed stuff about Iron Man and Hulk and whatnot before those movies, the same doesn't apply for Stephen Strange.

6. Deadpool — I'm going on record saying that I don't think this movie will be fantastic. In fact, it even has potential to flat out suck. Then again, it has the potential to be one of the most fun and funny movies of the year. I think the Deadpool character is getting ruined a bit with its popularity because of how watered down a lot of it has become. Chimichangas aren't funny to me just because they have a funny name, for instance, and seeing cosplayers try to act like Deadpool is embarrassing. If we get that quality, it will be a disappointment, but here's hoping we don't, as a well-done movie could kick so much ass.

5. Suicide Squad — Boy does this movie have the ability to go either way as well. I've always loved the concept, but I think DC is rushing into this movie far too quickly. This shouldn't have come out until after Justice League as a sort of piggyback idea of "well, if the heroes could form a team, why not villains?" I'm not loving everything I see, but I'm not hating any of it, either, other than Jared Leto and Margot Robbie having tattoos all over the place. Ugh. This movie could test my patience or it could open me up to a whole new thought process for superhero films.

4. X-Men: Apocalypse — X-Men: Days of Future Past was such a glorious movie in many ways that I feel I have to give this movie a high ranking just out of respect for that, even though there are a lot of flaws that I'm worried about from the trailer. Apocalypse is one of my favorite villains, and I don't know if this story is going to be done with the same amount of attention to detail that DOFP was, which makes me a bit nervous. I'm not expecting it to be as good, so it will be a shame if that ends up being true, but since we haven't had a bad X-Men film since X-Men Origins: Wolverine, maybe history is on its side.

3. Captain America: Civil War — Duh. Right? #ImWithCap

2. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Why do I feel like this movie has the biggest potential on the list both in terms of a positive outlook and a negative possibility? This movie could end up being something I geek out over to a dangerous heart attack level or it could piss me off to oblivion with dumb ideas like Man of Steel did at times. If they ruin this movie, they'll effectively ruin the entire DCEU for me and I don't know what they could do at that point to bring me back. If they nail it and it ends up being super awesome, then suddenly my expectations skyrocket for Justice League to be potentially even better than The Avengers. Don't let me down, guys, cause Batman is my favorite superhero of all time.

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — After seeing how good The Force Awakens was, how could I not rank this at the top of the list?

Hey, hey, hey, Dacetacular nation! Check out episode 132 of The Dace Man Show with hosts Chris "The Dace Man" Dace, Frank Ward, and Gibby!!

::SPORTS NEWS::

• The NHL, MLB, NFL, and our favorite: curling!

::WEIRD NEWS WITH GIBBY::

•  Gibby brings the class to the show with weird things going on in the world!

::FRANK'S CORNER::

• Frank-tastic facts for your everyday life

::CELEB NEWS::

• Dace is back, and he's packing a punch since he's on some diet pills and Red Bull. Get ready Hollywood!

Plus the occasional game of Who Said It, the crowning of The Doucebag of The Week, and much, much more, only on The Dace Man Show.



As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no, not just porn), as well as all of the other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. Remember, keyboard warriors: leave your feedback! Until the next time, for the few, the proud, and, of course,the Dacetacular, grab a beer—and in this case a comfy seat in front of your computer—and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!


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Piracy tracking firm Excipio, which monitors the activity of torrent users who download films throughout the year, have released their information on the most pirated movies for 2015.

Here is a breakdown of the top 10:

10. Kingsman: The Secret Service = 30.9 million

This movie kind of came out of nowhere. While I had it on my radar, as I'm a big fan of Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2, it wasn't exactly receiving the same buzz as some of the other films on this list. However, word of mouth about how good it is spread around and it ended up being a surprise hit.

I have a feeling this has so many downloads because people were still hesitant to spend the money to see it, but were curious to check it out. Hopefully, they found a way to toss some cash the film's way to help support it, whether it be going to see it afterward (or beforehand, with their download being a second viewing) or through home video sales.

9. Terminator: Genisys = 31 million

If people were skeptical about the quality of Kingsman, they really needed to be when it came to Terminator: Genisys. This is the total opposite spectrum where I actually am pleased that this is on the list because I hope it contributed to the loss of money for the project. The only way to tell people that you want better movies is to vote with your wallets. If you stop seeing trash like this and the Transformers movies, they'll stop making them or they'll try harder.

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies = 31.6 million

Every Lord of the Rings movie ends up being on this list, so this is no surprise. The biggest surprise is just how fast they kill the dragon, which was the selling point of the whole movie. Uh oh, retroactive spoiler alert. I just saved you many, many hours. Don't watch this film unless you loved the first two Hobbit movies.

7. Fifty Shades of Grey = 32.1 million

I don't want to know what the people downloading this were doing when they were watching this movie at home.

6. American Sniper = 34 million

Oscar buzz definitely had to have played a big factor into why this is so high up on the list. I have to imagine a portion of the audience didn't catch wind of this until after it had been playing for a while and either couldn't get someone to go with them to see it in theaters or didn't want to risk taking a chance on it potentially sucking and wasting $10. Having not seen it, I don't know whether that's the case, but I do know that I wasn't interested enough to put out my money for it.

5. Mad Max: Fury Road = 36.4 million

Here's a film that exploded in a way I definitely didn't see coming. The reception for this movie has been bonkers and I know quite a few people who loved it, but I also just had it too low on my priority list to make sure I saw it in theaters. Because of that, I've been tempted to watch it through other means, but I still haven't had a chance. Like with Kingsman, I think most of this can be attributed to word of mouth.

4. Jurassic World = 36.9 million

This is one of the top 3 highest grossing films of all time. Of course it's on this list.

3. Avengers: Age of Ultron = 41.6 million

No surprises here. Everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is so popular that if only a fraction of the people that went to see the movie downloaded it once afterward, it would be this high. Noticeably absent from this list is Ant-Man, but that made significantly less money at the box office than this, because this is one of the big guns of the MCU and Ant-Man is, well, Ant-Man.

2. Furious 7 = 44.8 million

Paul Walker's death boosted this movie into a level that I don't think it would have achieved otherwise, even though this franchise has seen a huge resurgence after the previous few films. What was once a laughable, ridiculous film series has turned into a laughable, ridiculous, hugely profitable film series that has a ton of fans. The target audience for this is also something that lends itself to a lot of bootleg copies and such. After all, look at what else is on this list. You don't see romantic comedies, do you? Furious 7 isn't a spectacle that you need to see on opening night with a packed house to be able to enjoy it if this is your type of movie, so downloading it and watching it for free is probably an option a ton of people preferred over spending their hard earned money to see some mindless action.

1. Interstellar = 46.8 million

I never would have expected this to be at the top of the list, but rather around the #20 spot or so, which makes this the biggest surprise as far as I'm concerned. Christopher Nolan has become a household name as a director, with a lot of people being interested in his movies just because his name is attached. Interstellar wasn't the hit that most people were expecting it to be and I think the bad word of mouth hindered it a lot. I know when I got done seeing it, I was telling people that they could wait until it's on Netflix or Redbox, and if that kind of mentality was spread around a lot, that could result in the 46.8 million downloads where those people said they'd rather just pirate it and cut out the middle man.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios president and Doctor Strange producer Kevin Feige revealed Hannibal's star Mads Mikkelsen will be playing the main villain, opposite to Benedict Cumberbatch.

Mikkelsen.

"We will take audiences through sort of a guide to the multiverse, other dimensions, and there are amazing things out there—wonders that are going to be hopefully visually extremely interesting and unique to this movie, but there are also very scary things in these other dimensions ... Mads' character is a sorcerer who breaks off into his own sect. [He] believes that the Ancient One is just protecting her own power base and that the world may be better off if we were to allow some of these other things through."

Feige also revealed The Ancient One will indeed be played by Tilda Swinton.

So what will Mikkelsen's character be called? Executive producer Stephen Broussard will keep it under wraps, for now. I would call him Mr. Delicious.

"I've seen lots of names thrown around," says Broussard. "No one has quite picked the name that we've chosen for him. It would be fun to conceal that, if we can."

Another addition to the cast is Rachel McAdams, who according to Feige plays a fellow surgeon who has a history with Strange. Love interest?

"I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say what the interest is ... but if I hit on her more than the Ancient One, put it like that," says Cumberbatch.

McAdams.

Doctor Strange opens on November 4, 2016.

Are you excited for Doctor Strange? Do you think Mikkelsen is a good choice for villain? Let us know by leaving your comments below.

Tired of the old Christmas movies about happy reindeer, festive families, and Santa? Already watched Krampus and still hungry for more? Fear not!

Here's a list of the best (and the worst) horror Christmas movies!

Santa has been waiting for you.

Black Christmas (1974)

A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break. Just like other corny horror movies from the '70s, this one got a 2006 remake with Michelle Trachtenberg.



Christmas Evil (1980)

Dressed in a Santa suit, a psycho decides who's been naughty and who's been nice.



Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

After his parents are murdered and he is taken to an abusive orphanage, a tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa. You know, as one does.



Elves (1989)

A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil Nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves in an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty—as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus—can save them. I wonder how many drugs it took to create this plot.



Jack Frost (1997)

A serial killer comes back as a snowman. Yes.



Dead End (2003)

On Christmas Eve, Frank Harrington and his family decide to take a shortcut on his way to his in-laws, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of their lives.



Santa's Slay (2005)

In this film, Santa Claus is a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.



Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

Santa Claus is unearthed in a archaeological dig and soon children start disappearing. A boy and his father manage to capture the evil Frankenstein-esque Santa and sell him back to the corporation who sponsored the dig, angering Santa's elves, who will do anything to free their leader.



Sint (Saint) (2011)

In this movie, St. Nicholas is a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5. According to IMDB, various organizations of concerned parents tried to boycott the poster, which would allegedly traumatize young children for its depiction of a zombified St. Nick. However, the poster ended up being voted the "best cinema poster of the year" by Dutch audiences.



Silent Night (2012)

In a remote Midwestern town, the police searches for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve. Super gory and hilarious.

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Welcome to another edition of Wed, Bed, or Dead—the Fanboys Anonymous equivalent to games such as Marry/Fuck/Kill, or "Kill, Bang, Marry" or any of those other alternative names with the same "would you rather" ranking concept.

If you're unfamiliar with these games, here are the rules: three men or women will be pitted against each other and you are forced to place each of them into a specific category of your choosing. You cannot double up on any category, replace people, or anything else. You must pick one to "Wed" (marry), one to "Bed" (have sex with), and for "Dead" (kill)—in theory, of course.

Three generations of protagonist females from the Star Wars franchise are pitted against each other in this edition to help celebrate the release of The Force Awakens, which stars the latter two of the three women. Padmé is strictly in the prequels, while Leia emerged in the original trilogy and Rey is our primary heroine going forward. All three of them avoid being damsels in distress, all are beautiful, and all are intelligent and capable, well-rounded individuals. The question, though, is how would they rank to you?


For these games, I like to use a three-point criteria of Attraction, Personality and Wildcard. Attraction and Personality are pretty self-explanatory, focusing on their looks and what goes on behind the scenes. Something like their intelligence, character traits, behavioral attitude, and so forth would go under Personality, while their physical appearance and sexiness make up the bulk of Attraction. As far as Wildcard goes, those could be any other factors that take away or add to someone's appeal.

First things first, since they're all largely positive with few negatives, I separated the one aspect that stood out to me: Leia's bitchy attitude. In A New Hope, she's established as having some behavioral traits that would get on my nerves. Despite being saved, she immediately calls Chewbacca a "walking carpet" instead of thanking him. She also falls victim to claiming that she "happens to like nice men" but clearly goes after the bad boy in Han Solo. Then again, she's all sorts of messed up for kissing her brother and then claiming in Return of the Jedi that she "always knew." Creepy. Clearly, she's not fit for the Wed option, so that leaves her with Bed or Dead, and although the slave outfit is the reason why a lot of teenage boys went through puberty, I think Natalie Portman and Daisy Ridley are more attractive. By default, Leia gets killed.

I've watched The Force Awakens twice now, so while I don't know the complete ins and outs of Rey, I think I know her well enough to be able to judge a lot of her personality. She's very honest, loyal, and kind of adorable when she puts on that helmet to just hang out and eat some dinner. On the other hand, Padmé is far from lacking in the personality department, and they're on somewhat even grounds—at least for now, until Rey is more developed. Attraction is almost a total equal washout as well. I'd lean more toward Natalie Portman than Daisy Ridley, but that might just be from having more exposure to her over the years. Both are incredibly easy on the eyes. Keeping this within the universe, Padmé has some weird-ass outfits that take away from her beauty, while Rey has that tomboyish street rat thing that works on a similar negative scale. The Wildcard factor is what makes the deciding vote for me. Padmé is royalty and such an "intoxicating" (Anakin's words) character that her death is the reason why entire star systems are destroyed in the future. Right now, Rey is great and all, but doesn't have that same effect. If I'm going to marry one of them, it's going to be Padmé, which means Rey gets the #2 spot.

Episode 23 of the Fanboys Anonymous Reviewpoint podcast reviews Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.

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Welcome to the latest edition of Making the Grade—a review format segment here on Fanboys Anonymous where we break down the five major components of something and give it a score based on the standard report card lineup: A, B, C, D, and F for a total failure.

The next report card is for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens—directed by J.J. Abrams; written by J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt; starring Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Carrie Fisher (General Leia), Lupita Nyong'o (Maz Kanata), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Max von Sydow (Lor San Tekka), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker).

CHARACTERS: A

The new heroes added to the canon are much better than I was even expecting. Rey, Finn, and Poe are all different but find a way to be engaging. Easily my favorite of the bunch was Finn, whose story was also the most interesting in my opinion, along with him being the funniest. Rey's story is very similar to what we've seen before, but although this movie retreads familiar ground on many occasions, that's not something that particularly bugs me. Poe is just a stand-up good guy, and I'm loving the bromance between him and Finn. Oh, and BB-8 is absolutely adorable.

The villains, on the other hand, I felt underwhelmed about. Supreme Leader Snoke is going to need a massive upgrade in the sequel to be intimidating to me, and Hux needs to differentiate himself from Tarkin more. Captain Phasma needs to do SOMETHING, as she was utterly pointless in this movie. That was a huge disappointment. Kylo Ren is interesting, but in a weird way. I'm hesitant to buy into his character 100% until I see the direction they go in the future.

As far as the older characters that returned, they were handled very well. Give me some Lando in the next film!

ACTING: B–

You're never going to get Oscar-worthy performances in a Star Wars film, but everyone pulls their weight rather well here. Hat tip goes to John Boyega for being the best of them and really holding this film down, as well as to Harrison Ford for getting properly back into character instead of just playing himself. I think there's maybe a little bit of overacting on Domhnall Gleeson's behalf, and I didn't get a strong performance from Gwendoline Christie, who admittedly wasn't given anything to do. Still, hers is an odd case, as she was clearly cast for her height but doesn't seem imposing at all. We don't see her face, so her entire acting performance was her voice, and that wasn't distinctive enough or performed with any real moxie. It seems like they could have just redubbed her with someone else and used her as a stunt double—or, you know, given her at least one action scene to make her a decent character.

VISUALS (FX, MAKEUP, COSTUMES, SETS): A+

This movie is stunning. If it doesn't win the Academy Award, I don't know what could possibly trump it. Everything looks realistic and just so awesome.

MUSIC & SOUND: B–

I'm a tad disappointed when it comes to this music. Every film previously has given us at least one really distinctive theme that stands out and is memorable. Obviously, A New Hope has the bulk of it, while The Empire Strikes Back has the Imperial March and Yoda's theme and Return of the Jedi has the Emperor's theme and I'm particularly fond of "Into the Trap" as well. The prequels have "Duel of the Fates" in The Phantom Menace, "Across the Stars" in Attack of the Clones, and "Battle of the Heroes" in Revenge of the Sith, among others. Sadly, this movie doesn't have a standout piece. Having seen the film twice, I still can't remember any new themes—just the old ones. Did John Williams phone it in?

As far as sound goes, that was amazing, especially in IMAX 3D.

TONE (ACTION, ROMANCE, COMEDY): A+

Star Wars is back. This legitimately feels like a true sequel rather than some offshoot or a different direction for the sake of changing things up.

ACTION: Every action scene is exhilarating and quite literally my only gripe would be that I think the lightsaber duels could have used a little bit more of the prequel flair. I don't want them to be endless flipping for no reason, but I also don't want to see everyone so stiff. Still, it was awesome to see the Stormtrooper fight, and I enjoyed every set piece as far as action goes.

COMEDY: Surprisingly, I don't think there's a single joke in this that I didn't chuckle at. I do think there's a bit too much fan service for the sake of it and at times, it's a little overboard to throw a reference in just to pop the audience, but if you ignore the forced lines about the trash compactor and whatnot, the comedy is on point. In particular, Finn is such a great comedic character in the right way. My favorite joke of the whole thing is probably the quick exchange between Finn and BB-8 giving each other the thumbs up. It sounds so bland, but it ended up being a fantastic moment.

ROMANCE: These movies aren't ones that should focus too heavily on the romance, but it should still linger at least a little bit. With Han and Leia, that was good enough. With Finn and Rey, I was digging their budding romance. None of it felt forced and the dialogue wasn't hokey like it was with Anakin and Padme. Nicely done.

FINAL GRADE: A

I can nitpick different things about the movie, and I'm a little disappointed in how some things didn't measure up to what they could have been (namely the music and the villains), but all in all, this is an awesome entry in the series and a step in the right direction. By no means is this problematic on the scale of the prequels, so I'm super excited to see what comes next.

On the latest edition of Minute Man Reviews hosted by Tony Mango, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens is given a full review in under 60 seconds. Check out the video below and be sure to subscribe and leave your comments on what you thought of the movie!

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