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Even MORE Amazing Cosplay from Fan Expo Chicago 2024
Fan Expo Chicago 2024 was packed with amazing cosplay - so much so that we have even more galleries full of awesome costumes to show off!

Marielle Bokor
Aug 20, 20241 min read


Kate Mulgrew is a Gem, And Might Just Have you Screaming “Red Alert” Later
Kate Mulgrew was amazing at her Fan Expo Chicago panel, despite some rather unsavory questions she had to tackle.
Antal Bokor
Aug 20, 20243 min read


Charlie Cox on Getting Older, Kin, His Favorite Daredevil Story, Netflix vs. MCU and more
Charlie Cox was at Chicago’s Fan Expo 2024, and we were able to jump into a panel already in progress. I’ve never been to a convention...
Antal Bokor
Aug 20, 20244 min read


Friday Cosplay at Fan Expo Chicago
We made it! Fan Expo Chicago's off to a crazy start, with the show floors and panel rooms packed to the brim with fans of, well,...

Marielle Bokor
Aug 17, 20241 min read


Adam Savage on Mythbusters, Tested, Ducks, and Work Life Balance at Fan Expo Chicago Q &A Panel
Adam Savage talked Mythbusters, Battle Bots, Tested Builds, ILM and more at his panel for Fan Expo Chicago on Friday
Alex Orona
Aug 17, 20242 min read


Mark Hamill Talks About The Long Walk, Star Wars, The Regular Show and More to a Packed House–with a Bonus Intro by Giancarlo Esposito - Chicago Fan Expo 2024
Mark Hamill is an acting legend and his panel at Fan Expo Chicago was packed.
Antal Bokor
Aug 17, 20243 min read


Culture Combine's Fan Expo Chicago Choose Your Own Adventure Preview 2024
Fan Expo Chicago 2024 is kicking off in less than 24 hours! Check out our Choose Your Own Adventure Preview for what to expect!

Marielle Bokor
Aug 15, 20248 min read


Photos: Pilsen's Amazing Autonomous Fireworks Show
One of the most integral parts of many 4th of July celebrations is a fireworks display. I’ve been either photographing or participating...
aaroncynic
Jul 7, 20242 min read


Let's Get Physical: Upcoming Blu-Ray/4K Releases for July 2024
Let's start this post off with a HUGE mistake I made and a little rant about the FOMO, hype, reseller culture that has a strangle hold on...

Julian Ramirez
Jul 2, 20243 min read


Let's Get Physical: Upcoming Blu-Ray/4K Releases for June 2024
This is looking like a good movie for movies as some must haves for me are rolling out in the coming weeks.

Julian Ramirez
Jun 3, 20243 min read


I Took My Mom to ACEN 2024
The Anime Central convention was this past weekend as of this writing, and with it came a plethora of cosplayers and nerdy enthusiasts...
Alex Orona
May 24, 20243 min read


Let's Get Physical: Upcoming Blu-Ray/4K Releases for April
Typically my physical media attention in April is reserved for Record Store Day, but I can't deny the all the fun video releases this month

Julian Ramirez
Apr 1, 20242 min read


Let's Get Physical: Dune (1984)
We're a few weeks removed from the opening of Dune Part Two and it completely blowing everyone's minds. But we can't forget David Lynch's

Julian Ramirez
Mar 26, 20243 min read


Let's Get Physical: Upcoming Blu-Ray/4K Releases for March
With my (almost) weekly "Lets Get Physical" posts reminding why I adore the physical media world, I felt like it would be a good idea to...

Julian Ramirez
Mar 5, 20242 min read


Let's Get Physical: Twin Peaks Z to A pt. 1
Our writer Julian Ramirez is a big proponent of physical media, always lauding formats new and old (mostly old nowadays). Whether is...

Julian Ramirez
Mar 1, 20244 min read


Record Store Day 2024: First Impressions
Ah Record Store Day. To some it's a day to celebrate the vinyl music hobby where special limited edition copies of records are released....

Julian Ramirez
Feb 20, 20244 min read


Let's Get Physical: Liars' Mess & "Mess on a Mission"
Our writer Julian Ramirez is a big proponent of physical media, always lauding formats new and old (mostly old nowadays). Whether is...

Julian Ramirez
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Kinda Blue: The Chicago Auto Show Returns To McCormick Place Sans Stellantis
There's a lot of ways you can tell spring is coming here in Chicago where we Culture Combiners make our home. There's the annual...

Marielle Bokor
Feb 14, 20244 min read


Let's Get Physical: Arrow Video's Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams Limited Edition
I'm definitely of the age that has wonderful memories of walking into video stores as a tiny child and perusing the aisles and aisles of mov

Julian Ramirez
Feb 8, 20243 min read


Let’s Get Physical: King Krule's "Six Feet Beneath the Moon"
Our writer Julian Ramirez is a big proponent of physical media, always lauding formats new and old (mostly old nowadays). Whether is...

Julian Ramirez
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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