Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I hope the day was a great one for you and yours.
If for some reason Ole Saint Nick left you coal or other unexpected, unwanted gifts, maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t Santa who visited your house last night!
Source: Bernie Wrightson.
“You’re Dead and Out of this World” by Mike Fitzgerald is available as a limited edition print. What a great tribute to What We Do In the Shadows!
Wishing you and yours the best Christmas and holiday season ever!
Merry Christmas!
Several years ago John Beatty and I teamed up to create “Yes, Timmy, There is a Santa Claus!” John pencilled, inked and colored what I wrote. The story was published in a charity Christmas comic by Tim Gordon.
Every couple of years I like to repost the story. What you see below is the result of our efforts. I hope that you enjoy them.
Tonight is Christmas Eve, so let me get an early start to wish those of you who celebrate, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The art above was created by Rick Burchett. Rick and Chris Mills (RIP) created one of my all-time favorite comic characters, Digger McCrae aka Gravedigger. If you like great crime comics, you’d love Gravedigger!
Uncontained (2025)
Director: Morley Nelson
Screenplay: Morley Nelson
Stars: Morley Nelson, Peter O’Meara, Brett Zimmerman.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
When a zombie-like apocalypse began, most people sought shelter from the spread of the virus. Now, several years later, even the most remote havens are in danger.
Dan, a former soldier, lives in the wilderness. He is capable and feels safer on his own, never staying in one place for long. Then Dan comes across a remote home. He discovers two children, a boy and his sister living there. There mother ventured out and never returned. Dan knows the children cannot survive on their own.
Reluctantly, Dan becomes their caregiver unaware that danger is closing in.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Morley Nelson, a former police officer, wrote, produced, directed and played the lead in Uncontained.
Don’t go in expecting a typical low-budget zombie gore fest. Uncontained is more of a character study with an unexpected twist. I give Nelson props for having the guts to make a slower placed zombie flick.
I’ll be interested to see if Morley Nelson continues to write, direct and star in his own productions or if he’ll get an opportunity in Hollywood.
Uncontained (2025) rates 3 of 5 stars.
I’ve enjoyed Dark Winds Seasons 1-3, so let’s check out the Season 4 Teaser Trailer – The Price of the Badge.
Deal me in.
#DarkWinds Season 4 premieres February 15 on AMC and AMC+.
This looks like fun. Check out the poster and teaser for The Beauty starring Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher and Rebecca Hall.
Deal me in.
In FX’s The Beauty, when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways, FBI Agents “Cooper Madsen” (Evan Peters) and “Jordan Bennett” (Rebecca Hall) uncover a conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity. The investigation leads them directly into the crosshairs of “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who will stop at nothing to protect his trillion-dollar empire.
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He’s knows if you’ve been bad or good…
Santa is sending a helper to see the really bad folks this year.
Source: Goran Parlov.
Leo Leibelman is a freelance artist who has provided art for comics, trading cards, novels, instructional materials, film storyboards and more. Leo Leibelman takes commissions.
Hope you dig his Rocky painting as much as I do.
“It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by George Schizas.
WISDOM CORNER by David Heska Wanbli Weiden is set to premiere on July 7, 2026. The novel is Weiden’s follow-up to WINTER COUNTS, which I loved. Here’s the lowdown…
From the award-winning author of WINTER COUNTS comes a new thriller about life — and death—on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Virgil Wounded Horse is desperately trying to escape his past as a hired vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. But when a legendary figure from the reservation is murdered, he’s forced to return to the job. Making matters more complicated, threats are coming from the Pine Ridge 705 — a street gang from a neighboring reservation who want to expand their reach into Rosebud — and Mitch Gagnon, a shady politician who will stop at nothing to gain more power.
With a heated tribal council election looming, as well as new revelations regarding past injustices at the local Native boarding school, the stakes grow even higher. Will Virgil find the justice he’s seeking before it’s too late?
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, whose writing “melds the gritty realism of Dashiell Hammett with the lyricism of Tommy Orange” (O, The Oprah Magazine),once again brings us a tour de force of crime fiction—and an expansive look at Native American life in a shifting world.
Twilight Zone fans are in for a treat. This year the Syfy Channel is running a Twilight Zone Christmas Marathon and then less than a week later, an even longer Twilight Zone New Year’s Marathon!
The New Year’s Marathon starts at 5am on December 31st with the last episode starting at 6:30am on December 2nd.
The Twilight Zone Marathons have been one of our family traditions for decades. Sometimes we binge watch. Other times we just check in on favorite episodes. Please allow me to suggest some favorite Twilight Zone episodes…
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
5:ooam – Come Wander with Me (Kicks off the marathon)
7:30pm – It’s a Good Life
9:30pm – Nick of Time
11:00pm – The Midnight Sun
Thursday, January 1, 2026
3:30am – The Howling Man
6:30pm – Time Enough At Last
7:o0pm – The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
7:30pm – To Serve Man
8:00pm – The Invaders
8:30pm – Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
9:00pm – Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
9:30pm – The Eye of the Beholder
Friday, January 2, 2026
3:00am – The Shelter
3:30am – The Grave
Santa Stallone expects demands a certain level of Christmas cheer by Rob Smith, Jr.
