Directed by Joe & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders with Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford. PG-13, 136 minutes. Now this is more like it. The two previous “Phase Two” entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were entertaining diversions that ultimately failed to bring anything new to…
Directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones and Stanley Tucci. PG-13, 124 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… Captain America: The First Avenger opens with two prologue scenes before introducing us to its main character. The purpose of doing this is, one, to…
For the record, I think Robert Downey Jr can be a fantastic actor. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and if you’ve ever seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, you know he has a talent for comedic timing. Yet every time I have a conversation with my girlfriend about Iron Man, she snorts and tells…
Yes, but let me explain why. Comic book movies were never really “in vogue” throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. Oh sure, Superman was seen as a classic portrayal of the Man of Steel, and Tim Burton introduced us to a much Darker Knight than most people had seen in Batman. But these movies were…
Written for the Screen & Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Joe Pantoliano and Jon Favreau. Theatrical Release: 104 minutes. Director’s Cut: 133 minutes. Upon release, Daredevil was considered among the lower tier of film adaptations for Marvel comic book characters. Its stock hasn’t risen all…
After reading the synopsis for Translucid, the first thing I wondered was why everyone who likes superheroes isn’t reading this series and talking about it already. Comixology’s little blurb for the BOOM! Studios series goes like this: The Horse has been the arch-enemy of The Navigator for years. But The Horse feels The Navigator’s moral compass slipping,…
Dylan here. So listen, while we’re still celebrating the Veek of Blood here on SFB, we promised to keep some normal sci-fi pieces running. So yeah, don’t be alarmed by this review. Count Spatula is still at large and you can still submit your artwork to us. Enjoy. –The Editor It’s terrible of me, but I admit I…
Coming off of their pop culture-filled run of Young Avengers—a comic almost annoyingly hyperaware of its societal relevancy and rather fond of fourth-wall smashing—Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie have begun a series that’s just as flashy but hopefully less stuck playing its youth card all the time. After months of hype and one positive preview…
It was the best of franchises, it was the worst of franchises. —The Editor I was in the theater to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the ads started, and suddenly there were two trailers featuring Marvel comics characters from two other production companies. Once more, I found myself mourning the fact that Spider-Man (Sony)…
Battling Boy is a small, colorful volume put out by publisher First Second, and written and drawn by Paul Pope. It takes place mainly in the wrecked city of Arcopolis, and stars the eponymous youth known as Battling Boy (or simply Boy). Put simply, if Thor came to an alternate history, early twentieth century earth…
The 4400: The New and Improved Carl Morrissey (aired on July 18th, 2004). Directed by Helen Shaver. Written by Scott Peters, Renè Echevarria and Ira Steven Behr. Starring: Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Laura Allen, Patrick John Flueger, Conchita Campbell and Peter Coyote. Guest Starring: David Eigenberg, Richard Kahan and Kathleen Wilhoite. Sharing quite…
After the cultural phenomenon that was The Sixth Sense garnered over $600 million in worldwide box office revenue and a plethora of Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay, to name a few), M. Night Shyamalan found himself in a position to make practically anything he wanted. So,…
