Superhero films based on existing material have a hard road ahead of them at this point. With critical acclaim for a wide variety of stand alone stories (like The Avengers, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger), the writers of…
Is this what Joss Whedon is like when he gets to control everything on his productions? If so, I love this side of him. The Avengers could have easily been a catastrophe. Instead, under his steady hand, it might actually…
It’s been a rough few years for Spider-Man. His third live-action film became a joke for many film-goers because of the infamous dancing Emo-Spidey sequence. Julie Taymor teamed up with Bono and The Edge to bring a Spider-Man musical to…
The appeal of Captain America, the character, comes from his willingness to do anything to make sure America is free from all danger. He’s perfectly capable of being a one-man army but chooses to work with a team in the…
Wait, another Marvel superhero film? Didn’t we just get two of these back to back? ::checks archives:: Yes, yes we did. But this isn’t about the campfest or the redemption. This is about that really strange looking superhero film with…
I sat here for two hours trying to write a review of this film and I just couldn’t do it. I know I enjoyed myself in the theater. I also know I saw a lot of flaws. Then I realized…
Positives: 1) Ryan Reynolds looks less ridiculous among a screen filled with CGI.
Sorry for the recent absence. I was in tech on a one night only fundraiser and stressed beyond belief. I was in no place to write anything. It’s hard to be the lesser known superhero franchise. Sure, you might get…
Is it cheating to analyze a film’s potential after it opened in another country? Not if you don’t read those reviews or look at any aggregates or posts about that film until after you write your prognosticating post. Thor, the…
Superheroes who are assumed to be criminals are not a new conceit of the genre. Batman and Spider-Man are consistently pursued by the Gotham and New York City police force, respectively. The Green Hornet, a character originating from the 1930s-era…
As a birthday present for my brother, I agreed to see the recent superhero film The Green Hornet. I can say, without doubt, I did not like it. The characters, save for Cameron Diaz’s Lenore Case, were unlikable. There was…