A sequel to 2013’s Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is the second film in the DC Extended Universe. DC was a little late establishing their stable of superheroes in a cinematic universe a la their rival, Marvel. By the time, Batman v Superman was released inContinue Reading
I am not an avid comic book or graphic novel reader. I wouldn’t even classify myself as a casual one. Even with my somewhat limited knowledge of comics, I am aware that Alan Moore’s 1988 graphic novel, Batman: The Killing Joke, has a reputation as “the greatest Batman story everContinue Reading
From the ashes of Sony’s failed attempt to re-launch Spider-Man outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Venom, a confusing mix of humor and violence along with an added measure of horrible dialogue. For the uninitiated, Venom, the character, owes his existence to the Spider-Man comic books. In the 1980s,Continue Reading
Glass is the final entry in what has been dubbed the Unbreakable series, which also includes 2000’s Unbreakable and 2016’s Split. M. Night Shyamalan’s first two entries were essentially stand alone films. Although it was eventually revealed that they took place in the same universe, Unbreakable and Split had no obviousContinue Reading
A year ago, the tone of the DC Extended Universe could be summed up as dark, gloomy, and almost humorless. Films like 2013’s Man of Steel and 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had established the superhero film series as the polar opposite of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. After 2017’s heavily flawed Justice LeagueContinue Reading
Sony has released five live-action Spider-Man films since 2002 spanning two different iterations of Peter Parker, with two of the five movies being origin stories. Add to that the recent integration of Spidey/Peter Parker into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War and the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, whichContinue Reading
While browsing for movies at Walmart, I came across a curious box cover. The Blu-ray art was very reminiscent of The Dark Knight’s cover art: A masked figure in black leather is looking down at the camera with flames behind him to his left. The back of the box read “From theContinue Reading