CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR [Review]
The future of the MCU looks very bright in the hands of the Russos, with Captain America: Civil War setting a new blueprint for the superhero films that follow. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR [Review]
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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE [Review]
Let’s not belabor the point any longer – Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is a bad movie. While watching it there are momentary flashes which suggest what this film might have been, but they’re never nearly enough to rescue it. Continue reading BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE [Review]
GODS OF EGYPT [Review]
The sword-and-sandals film is a staple of Hollywood though its popularity comes and goes, but recently there’s been something of a resurgence. Not a real successful resurgence, mind you, judging by how poorly Clash of the Titans, The Immortals, Exodus: Gods and Kings, and so forth were received, but every year there seems to be a new one. Sadly, another longstanding staple of Hollywood is whitewashing – a practice you’d imagine wouldn’t still be a thing in 2016, but totally is. Now, if the film has a fantasy setting the filmmakers will usually get a pass, but when the film … Continue reading GODS OF EGYPT [Review]
DEADPOOL [Review]
[WARNING – This review will contain minor spoilers.] Wade Wilson was many things. Canadian. Ex-Special Forces. Mercenary. Asshole. But he definitely was not a hero. He would also have classified himself as a fighter rather than a lover before Vanessa entered … Continue reading DEADPOOL [Review]
PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ZOMBIES [Review]
[WARNING – This review will contain minor spoilers.] It is a truth universally acknowledged that any novel’s film adaptation, will pale in comparison with said novel. That’s a lesson learned by just about anyone who’s seen the movie version of a beloved book, … Continue reading PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ZOMBIES [Review]
THE PEANUTS MOVIE [Review]
I usually discuss comic books rather than comic strips on this site. Yet most of us – or at least, most comics readers my age – were first exposed to comics through our local newspapers. And for most of us, … Continue reading THE PEANUTS MOVIE [Review]
GOOSEBUMPS [Review]
With their creepy covers and dripping title font, R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps are a staple of any children’s reading section. Every school book fair boasted shelves and shelves of the spooky tales, from Welcome to Camp Nightmare to Go Eat Worms! … Continue reading GOOSEBUMPS [Review]
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. [Review]
The spy thriller is a classic genre of American film. While the ‘ole U.S. of A can hardly claim to have created it, the trappings which have become synonymous with spy-fi were born of the country’s 1960s style and Cold … Continue reading THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. [Review]
ELECTROGENESIS [Review]
Time once was that a hero protected the people of Dakota City. With a charge in his step and a smile on his lips, he fought the bad people who, like him, had been given phenomenal powers but chose to … Continue reading ELECTROGENESIS [Review]
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