[This review contains mild SPOILERS for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.] Superhero films have become a tentpole of modern cinema. Where The Dark Knight legitimized the genre for those wary of capes and cowls, The Avengers proved fun didn’t need … Continue reading Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
When The Muppets released in 2011 it was a celebrated return to the movies for Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the whole gang. That film was a nostalgia-laden trip through Muppet history and brought them back to relevance after years away. … Continue reading Movie Review: MUPPETS MOST WANTED
[This review, like the comic, is FOR MATURE READERS. Duh.] Sex Criminals comes off like a weird comic. First off all, that name, plus its understandably bizarre premise, and then its graphic and overt depictions of sex and sex things. … Continue reading COMIC REVIEW: Sex Criminals #5
HARLEY QUINN #1/ Written by AMANDA CONNER & JIMMY PALMIOTTI/ Art by CHAD HARDIN/ Colors by ALEX SINCLAIR/ Letters by JOHN J. HILL/ Published by DC COMICS To say Harley Quinn has suffered at the hands the New 52 is … Continue reading COMIC REVIEW: Harley Quinn #1
Were you looking forward to the second issue of The Sandman: Overture? Judging by Eric Radvon’s glowing review, most who read the first issue are probably watering at the mouth for the second. Well, bad news. The wait just became much longer. The second issue of The Sandman: Overture will be delayed from its planned December release until February! The deal had been for Overture to release every two months, with the months in between releases to feature “special editions” of the previous issue. These “special editions” would include extra, behind the scenes material, but no word yet on how … Continue reading ‘The Sandman: Overture #2 Delayed to 2014; Neil Gaiman Explains Why
There’s no doubt the Marvel NOW! soft relaunch has benefited the publisher and its characters, and none more so than Carol Danvers, former Ms. Marvel recently promoted to Captain Marvel. Her solo title from Kelly Sue Deconnick has not only sold well but established a strong fan following, the Carol Corps. And it’s a fanbase that exists not only in our reality but within in the Marvel-verse as well. One of Captain Marvel’s biggest fans is Kamala Khan, a young Pakistani-American Muslim who upon discovering her shape-shifting abilities takes on the title, Ms. Marvel, in tribute to her favorite hero. … Continue reading Meet Kamala Khan; the New Teenage, Shape-Shifting, Muslim Ms. Marvel
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of The Nightmare Before Christmas. Through a combination of Tim Burton’s vision and strength of concept, Henry Selick’s direction of stop-motion animation, and Danny Elfman’s score and lyrics, The Nightmare Before … Continue reading Throwback Thursdays: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
On the heels of the super short teaser Bryan Singer shared via Instagram, the full blown, official X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer has been released. What are you waiting for? Watch it. Watch it now! Aw, man! I’ve got chills! Days of Future Past has the potential to be the most epic X-Men film ever. Or, the biggest misstep in the franchise’s history. Which will it be? Gotta wait until May 23rd, 2014 to find out! Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days of Future Past stars… EVERYBODY. No, really. It stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, … Continue reading WATCH: Every Mutant Ever in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Trailer
Wow! Is your adrenaline pumping!? It should be, for a film still months away that was one intense trailer. Captain America: The Winter Soldiers finds Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) in a post-Avengers, Battle of New York world, where S.H.I.E.L.D. is growing in numbers and strength in order to keep the world safe, no matter the cost. And it’s this ‘by any means necessary’ attitude that will bring Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D., and especially Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), at odds over the choice to sacrifice freedom for security. Yet for being such a high-octane thrill ride, there’s a lot of humor, … Continue reading WATCH: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer – Cap is Back!
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