By my reckoning the biggest problem that Marvel Studios faces is less sequels or superhero fatigue – something I’m not at all convinced exists – than runaway production costs. Some might tell you that interest has waned in superhero films, which is blatantly not true (particularly when it comes to Marvel Studios, though DC Films…the […]
James Gunn posted a picture of David Corenswet as Superman on Instagram from the upcoming Superman: Legacy and I wish he had chose a photo that looked more heroic because while I understand why Henry Cavill was recast, I think he more looked the part. And is it just me, but why does the tunic […]
To be sure, most high-concept crossovers are fairly stupid – all one has to do is recall when in 1994 Marvel’s Punisher visited Archie Comics’ Riverdale – but despite the appearance of crossing streams, there’s a bizarre logic to it in that Archie is the polar opposite of the Punisher, which makes at the very […]
I have not been too enthusiastic about what I have seen of the recent crop of horror movies adapted from characters recently introduced in the public domain, like Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse because (particularly in the case of the former) they seem to forget why people loved them in the first place. Now, […]
I reviewed the first episode of Disney+’s Moon Knight – The Goldfish Problem – last week and was perhaps a bit uncharitable because the Moon Knight depicted in the series was a later interpretation of the character, and not the one I grew up reading. The earliest incarnation of the character had none of the […]
I just learned that there’s a Disney+ sale in the United States (the tier with commercials) for $1.99 and I have to admit that I might bite because I’m really curious about Moon Knight. That being said, that price only lasts three months, after which it returns to $7.99. I’ve always been of the opinion […]
When I learned that DC Studios – formerly DC Films – was going to release a Blue Beetle movie (not based on the Ted Kord version of the character, the only one I’m familiar with) I assumed that the movie was DOA. And I still do, except for a bit of uncertainty I like to […]
What ruined The Flash (2023) was by my reckoning three things, one of which I want to discuss. The first was Ezra Miller’s fairly deviant public behavior. The second was at least two directors shaping the movie prior to Andy Muschietti coming on to the project, which is related to the third, namely constantly sinking […]
I was recently on Quora and was a part of a discussion about The Flash, which someone thought was ‘awesome.’ The problem was the I’ve also seen the movie and while it had its moments, by no means deserved such praise. And I get it. Everyone has their own opinion but objectively speaking? Not so […]
No matter what James Gunn says, The Flash not only isn’t ‘…one of the best superhero movies…‘ it’s got more dodgy CGI than any big-budget major studio release in recent memory. That being said I don’t think the movie’s greatest problem are the special effects more than a movie being built around Ezra Miller’s Flash, […]
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