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Joseph Szadkowski

A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in communications, Joseph Szadkowski has written about popular culture for The Washington Times for the past 30 years. He covers video games, comic books, new media and technology.

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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ 4K Ultra HD review

Everyone's favorite web slinger struck gold at the box office again in his latest cinematic adventure earlier this year that now swings over to ultra-high definition home theater screens.

October 1, 2019

Best horror attractions 2019: ‘Field of Screams’ (Mountville, Pennsylvania)

"It's the thrill of it all," says Jim Schopf, co-owner of "Field of Screams," when asked why he and his brother Gene continue to scare visitors during the event's 27th Halloween season.

September 28, 2019

‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ 4K Ultra HD review

Skewered by critics and shunned by fans, writer and first time director Simon Kinberg's cinematic adventure of Marvel Comics' famed mutants arrives on ultra-high definition home theaters in search of an appreciative audience.

September 24, 2019

Zadzooks: 80 Years Marvel Legends: Wolverine vs. the Incredible Hulk review

Hasbro celebrates eight decades of Marvel Comics' publishing sequential art with its Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary collection of action figures featuring Wolverine's first encounter with the Incredible Hulk.

September 18, 2019

‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum’ 4K Ultra HD review

Keanu Reeves' "excommunicado" assassin was back in a blockbuster sequel that now rampages on the ultra-high definition format.

September 17, 2019

4K Ultra HD reviews: ‘Rambo’ and ‘Lock Up’

Here's a look at a pair of classic Sylvester Stallone movies -- 'Rambo' and 'Lock Up' -- debuting in ultra-high definition.

September 5, 2019

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ 4K Ultra HD review

The latest cinematic grudge match between legendary kaiju stomps over to the ultra-high definition format to impress Godzilla fans.

August 29, 2019

CONCERT REVIEW: Sting reinvigorates his greatest hits at Wolf Trap

Sting, one of the most recognizable voices in rock and pop music, opened a packed, three-night stay at Wolf Trap National Park on Monday night with a hit parade covering his four-decade career.

August 28, 2019

‘Rocketman’ 4k Ultra HD review

Director Dexter Fletcher cinematic effort that turned the life of Elton John, one of the world's best-selling musical artists, into a musical fantasy debuts in ultra-high definition.

August 22, 2019

CONCERT REVIEW: Stray Cats’ rockabilly-fueled reunion stops by Wolf Trap

Guitarist Brian Setzer reunited with his Stray Cats' bandmates at Wolf Trap on Tuesday night and delivered a rockabilly beat down to a near-capacity crowd.

August 15, 2019

‘Avengers: Endgame - Cinematic Universe Edition’ 4K Ultra HD review

The highest-grossing movie in the history of cinema travels to home video realms to forever remind viewers how to create a mega-entertaining superhero film.

August 12, 2019

Blu-ray reviews: ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ and ‘Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’

Here's a look at a pair of films -- "The Curse of La Llorona" and "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" -- covering popular mythologies now available in the Blu-ray format.

August 9, 2019

Zadzooks: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Build-A-Figure Professor Hulk review

Hasbro's second wave of Marvel Legends: 'Avengers: Endgame' action figures includes War Machine, Rescue, Shuri, Beta Ray Bill, Loki, Union Jack, Rock Python and a Professor Hulk "Build-A-Figure."

August 6, 2019

‘Glory: 30th Anniversary Edition’ 4K Ultra HD review

Director Edward Zwick's Academy Award-winning Civil War docudrama debuts in sobering ultra-high definition.

July 30, 2019

‘The Doors: The Final Cut’ 4K Ultra HD review

Oliver Stone's trippy 1991 biographical drama about Jim Morrison and his famed bandmates finally debuts on ultra-high definition with new extras.

July 25, 2019

‘Hellboy’ 4K Ultra HD review

David Harbour's disappointing take on comic book creator Mike Mignola's definitive demonic paranormal investigator arrives in ultra-high definition.

July 23, 2019

Blu-ray review: ‘Titans: The Complete First Season’

The graphically violent, live-action adaptation covering the formation of an alliance between super-powered misfits known to comic book fans as the Teen Titans arrives in the high definition format.

July 19, 2019

‘Shazam!’ 4K Ultra HD review

Director David F. Sandberg's fun family-fueled film moves to the ultra-high definition format to allow home theater viewers the chance to enjoy the origins of one of sequential art's earliest super heroes.

July 16, 2019

Zadzooks: Marvel Legends: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Molten Man review

Hasbro's Marvel Legends: Spider-Man action figures includes Spider-Man Stealth, Spider-Man, Mysterio, Spider-Woman, Scorpion, Hydro-Man, Doppelganger and a Molten Man "Build-A-Figure."

July 5, 2019