Robert Trate
Pop Culture Journalist and Critic!
My written work consisting of reviews and pop culture lists. There are just a tad of videos mixed in.
PROJECTS
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AFJ REVIEW: A-BOX KINGSMAN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE AND A-BOX POWER EDITION
Greetings, Junkies. AFJ HQ had the privilege of receiving two new boxed goodies from A-Box (
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AFJ’S 10 TERRIFIC TOY COMMERCIALS FOR HALLOWEEN
Written by Robert T. Trate
With just a few days until Halloween, AFJ’s Toy Commercial Column returns with spooky ads from yesteryear. Now we have a few toys below, some superweapons, as well as a Toys R Us spot. Enjoy Junkies! We saved the best for last! Happy Halloween! #AFJ4LIFE
McDonald’s Ad- Halloween McNuggets Buddies
Yes, you too can play with your food.
Burger King – Simpsons Spooky Light-Ups
I still have these, they are awesome!
Real Ghostbusters – Super Weapons
Sadly, not all of thes...
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AFJ’S 8 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
Happy Halloween Junkies! Today AFJ tackles a different list with Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. Certainly, hardcore Romero fans were not happy with the remake of the Cult Classic, yet as time has progressed, the Zombie genre has become bloated, Snyder really had something with modernizing this story for a whole new audience. Today, Scream Factory has released a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with more bells and whistles than we could hav...
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AFJ’S TOP 10 HALLOWEEN MICHEAL MYERS FIGURES (UPDATED)
We are tackling the Halloween franchise again Junkies. Thus the reason why you will find “updated” in the title of this top 10 list. When AFJ was in its infancy, we tackled the Michael Myers and Halloween figures way back then. In the past few years though, old Mike has had several new incarnations made. We thought it was only appropriate to give some of these new figures their due. In fact, one of these is so new, he isn’t even out yet! Enjoy Junkies!
He keeps coming back, Michael Myers. Yea...
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AFJ’S TOP 10 THOR ACTION FIGURES
The God of Thunder finally returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Thor: Ragnarok. Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Larry Lieber breathed comic book life into this mythological character back in 1962. Since then, there have been plenty of t-shirts, posters, and toys for this character. With the third Thor movie about to hit us like a hammer, AFJ’s looks back at the “Top 10 Thor Action Figures” of today, tomorrow, and yesterday. In no particular order, let’s call down the thunder! #AFJ4LIFE
Thor:...
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AFJ’S TOP 10 V FOR VENDETTA COLLECTIBLES
“Remember, remember, the 5th of November”. Whether it be the comic by Alan Moore or the 2006 film by James McTeigue, V For Vendetta has cemented itself in pop culture. Since it is the 5th of November, AFJ decided to tackle the monumental task of selecting 10 collectibles that we felt were it for V for Vendetta. What we discovered were a few new collectibles that we didn’t know existed and one that simply blew us away. #AFJ4LIFE
***Disclaimer*** The majority of these items do not come cheap!
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BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE BLU-RAY REVIEW
It is not difficult knowing where to start on the second Batman ’66 movie to come from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. This movie is a treat and I am completely thankful that Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment...
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NYCC 2017: SUPER SATURDAY COSPLAYERS
With any Comic Con, large or small, Cosplayers have become the norm of the con experience. Now no Cosplay is equal. We have the first timers, the experts, those that do it for the fun it, and those that just have a great sense of humor (our hat is off to the Deadpool: Superman with the Wonder Woman blow-up doll). Contained below is a large assortment of Cosplayers from Saturday at the New York Comic Con 2017 (Part 1)! Enjoy Junkies! #AFJ4LIFE
The most surreal Cosplay of the day… someone dress...
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RETRO CON 2017: BRILLIANT COSPLAYERS
AFJ had the privilege of attending the fifth annual Retro Con at Oaks Convention Center, outside of Philadelphia, last weekend. The con is a celebration of all things retro including Cartoons, Movies, TV Shows, and our favorite thing TOYS! As it is with any con, the Cosplayers were out in full force. Below you will find a healthy helping of Saturday’s brilliant Cosplayers. Keep your eye for our smallest Junkie team member who had to pose with a few of the Cosplayers! Huge thanks to Retro Con ...
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AFJ’S TOP 13 FRIDAY THE 13TH ACTION FIGURES
One huge tie-in for the unstoppable killing machine that is Jason Voorhees is action figures. Over the past three decades, encompassing thirteen films, Jason has spawned a lot of action figures. The following list is AFJ’s Top 13 Friday the 13th Action Figures (so far). Agree? Disagree? Do you have a particular favorite? Sound off below! #AFJ4LIFE
Movie: Jason Goes to Hell (Friday the 13th Part 9)
Company: McFarlane Toys
Series: Movie Maniacs Series 1
Released in the fall of 1998, at what mig...
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AFJ’S TOP 13 FRIDAY THE 13TH KILL (ON BLU-RAY)
Jason Voorhees has done it all. Better yet he has done them all. An ax to the face here. A spear gun to the eye there. Hell, Jason has even been to Hell and back. Did I mention he also went into space? He is an unstoppable force and today is his day. This Friday the 13th celebrate the horror-holiday by hopping around the various slasher films by watching these select kills. Yes, we are implying that you already have the complete Friday the 13th Blu-ray Box Set (who doesn’t?) So instead of wat...
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Ms. Whinny NeighNeigh - Holiday Project (Company Website Portfolio)
In keeping with our grand tradition of spreading holiday cheer to our favorite people via aberrant gifts, in 2015, we created Ms. Whinny NeighNeigh, our precious unicorn friend, to deliver our best wishes.
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IT: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) Review
Has there been a drought in a really good horror movies as of late? Yes. It used to be that every Halloween we got a SAW movie from Lionsgate. Sure they were contrived, but were they really torture porn? No. Anything horror related in the Fall is welcome by this film aficionado. So when I learned that the remake of Stephen’s King’s IT was going to fall after Labor Day, that was close enough f...
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AFJ’S 10 FAVORITE SUPER NES COMMERCIALS
Written by Robert T. Trate
Greeting Junkies! We are back with your Retro Commercials for the week. Only this week, we decided to switch gears and bring you some of our favorite Super Nintendo commercials. We touch base on a few classics below and hopefully a zombie game that you got to play at least once. Happy Saturday Junkies! #AFJ4LIFE
Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures
What they don’t show is just how hard it was to beat Mola Ram. The first and third movie games were easy compared to that...
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You've got GEEK (on You) - 071 - Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (Retro Review) - 8/9/10
This week is completely dedicated to a retro review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We're joined by special guests, and Indy experts, Bill Kozak and Sean Owens, star of the web series "Trading Eights."
With Joel Rickenbach, James Hunsinger, Kevin Regan, and Bob Trate
Special Guests: Bill Kozak and Sean Owens