Let’s be clear: Despite having originally ‘drawn’–we’ll get back to that in a moment–Deadpool Rob Liefeld is often treated as some sort of Deadpool authority and gets credit for creating the character, which leaves out entirely that he did so with Fabian Nicieza. And truth be told I am not particularly fond of Nicieza as […]
Have I mentioned I really hope Ruben Fleicher’s Venom fails? Why so negative, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you. Fleisher (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) is a competent director, so my issue isn’t with him. And it’s certainly not with Tom Hardy, who appears to be an actor that willing to do his best for a […]
The latest trailer for Fox’s Deadpool 2 dropped a few hours ago, and it’s pretty funny. As usual, Deadpool shows a wanton disregard for not only propriety, but the third wall, which he demolishes with aplomb. And while I don’t think it’s necessary for this movie–or any superhero movie for that matter–to have an R […]
With the preeminence of Marvel Studios and to a lesser extent, DC Films, people can perhaps be forgiven for forgetting that Marvel and DC aren’t the only players in town. There’s Dark Horse (Time Cop) who’s rebooting Hellboy but there’s also Valiant Comics, which have been seemingly preparing to make a movie to feature films […]
The upcoming Black Widow movie has a lot going for it–2017’s Wonder Woman has proven that a female-led superhero movie can not only be profitable, but revered bay both critics and moviegoers alike–but that doesn’t mean that it should take some very significant advantages for granted. First there’s Scarlett Johannson, who’s shown with 2014’s Lucy that a […]
It’s interesting that now Marvel Studios seems to be actively considering a movie based on Scarlett Johannson’s Black Widow (Iron Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War, Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron) especially when you consider that the character should have had one long before Wonder Woman did. That being said, there’s […]
I caught Star Wars: The Last Jedi last weekend and have no idea what all the hullabaloo is about (by which I mean I understand many of the complaints, though they’re not terribly persuasive when looked at in context). It’s a decent movie though as far as I can tell all the rancor revolving around […]
With a new season of Marvel’s Iron Fist currently shooting, I’ve started to speculate where it was that the first season went wrong. 1. Iron Fist Was Guest-Starring In His Own Story The Rand Corporation (as well as his siblings) are important to Danny Rand/Iron Fist’s narrative, but the series often felt like Rand was a […]
The jury is still out, though what makes the most recent reorganization of DC Films not a bad thing in and of itself in that Warner Bros clearly sees that there’s a problem with their organizational structure and are working to address it. Unfortunately, it reminds me somewhat of rearranging desk chairs on a little ship […]
And while ‘brouhaha’ may be a little melodramatic for a film that’s earned over $570 million at the worldwide box office the story surrounding the development of the movie is far more interesting than the movie itself. You may have heard about a petition to release a Zach Snyder-cut of Justice League (despite there […]
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