Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was one of the best experiences I’ve had at the movies in a long time. 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 integrationContinue Reading
This is a very slick-looking film with stylish lighting, effective action scenes, and fluid camera work. 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 theContinue Reading
After this year’s highly divisive Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Brothers and DC Studios keep the DC Cinematic Universe going with Suicide Squad. Picking up directly after the events of Batman v Superman, the story finds the U.S. Government in the unenviable position of being unable to defendContinue Reading
When I heard about an updated version of Superman, directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) and produced by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, The Prestige), I thought, “This is going to be awesome!” Sadly, the end product is not awesome. It’s entertaining to be sure but I wouldn’t countContinue Reading
In 2005, Christopher Nolan took over a Batman franchise that had been hobbled by the campy stylings of Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin. His initial entry, Batman Begins, featured an emphasis on realism and the dark psychology of the Batman character. In 2008, he improved on the formula with TheContinue Reading
2008’s Iron Man surprised many people by being a financial success as well as by being relatively faithful to the hero’s comic book origins. One of the keys to the film’s appeal was the performance of Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man. The character’s personality traits were so similarContinue Reading
Today, director Sam Raimi is well-known for his Spider-Man trilogy but in 1990, when Darkman was released, he was best-known for his quirky horror films Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. Wanting to broaden his appeal with film-goers, he created Darkman and made his first superhero film. It was entertainingContinue Reading