This Batman is not a continuation of any previous Batman movies and is also not an origin story. When the film opens, Bats has been batting men for two years and already has a tentative working relationship with Gordon and … Continue reading
What a fun movie. That was my thought at multiple times during this flick… just sitting back and admiring how much fun they were having up there on screen and, by doing so, how much fun I was having. Also … Continue reading
I’m only familiar with the basic premise of the Injustice comics but I haven’t read them so I’m coming into this adaptation with that level of ignorance. By the sound of it though, this is not a very good adaptation … Continue reading
So Eternals is a really weird one. It’s somehow both better and worse than I hoped/expected. It’s an uneven movie that has problems… but those problems are more due to it not being longer… and it’s already 2.5 hours long! … Continue reading
I suspect I’m entering unpopular opinion territory, but I really enjoyed this Venom sequel. I mostly liked the original but I thought it was too inconsistent and had a rather unmemorable ending. This movie feels more in control of its … Continue reading
Shang-Chi is the latest MCU film. It’s about a regular dude who parks cars in San Francisco with his best gal pal… only to blow his real identity as the son of a shadowy martial arts villain. Now he has … Continue reading
The Suicide Squad is made by the James Gunn you used to think about when you thought about James Gunn. The James Gunn before Guardians of the Galaxy… the James Gunn behind the splatter-ific alien parasites of Slither and the … Continue reading
I’m usually up and down with the DC animated films. Some have been pretty good, others less so. I know this one is based on a famous comic but I’m not a comic reader so I’m not sure how faithful … Continue reading
You could almost argue that Black Widow is Marvel’s attempt to thank Scarlett Johansson by giving her an actor’s movie. By writing her a movie that allows her to stretch her acting skills and *gasp* actually play a three dimensional … Continue reading
Justice Society is another ambitious DC animated film that suffers a bit from their usual low-effort, low-ambition art style and animation. Maybe it’s a hair better in this one but someday they should spring for some better art and more … Continue reading