Directed by James Gunn. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin featuring Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voices of Rocket Raccoon & Groot, respectively. PG-13, 121 minutes. Mild spoilers ahead. Guardians…
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)…
The following piece was written by Alice Rosso prior to the release of the first Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. While there is a Trailer Talk review is available, you may still read and enjoy these thoughts that were had ere the preview’s release. —D. Alexander, The Editor Finally, comic book lovers the world over can rejoice! This year,…
To sum it up in one word: no. But, to get slightly more in-depth into the situation, let’s flesh this out a little. It was recently announced that both Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold were in negotiations to bring another solo Wolverine adventure to the big screen. I enjoyed this summer’s The Wolverine plenty,…
Last Week… Coulson and the gang saved a former protégé of his from mind control by a shadowy organization before any further diamond heists could be enacted. Coulson’s belief in his past is vindicated. Meanwhile, more “romantic” tension occurs as Skye checks Ward out with x-ray spectacles (in a scene that would be creepy if…
Last time on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; The gang comes together just in time to stop Camilla Reyes occupation of their ship and retrieve the “0-8-4.” Skye comes to an impasse regarding her allegiance to S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Rising Tide. Her choice may have lasting implications for all on the time and S.H.I.E.L.D. at large, implications…
Last Week… Agent Coulson successfully puts his team together just in time to stop Mike Peterson, a ticking time bomb filled with all kinds of superhuman inducing serums, before he cause any real damage. The only real straggler, however, is spunky computer hacker Skye who, despite her involvement in last week’s efforts, still feels a…
Injustice was released in April 2013. It is a 2D fighting game based off of the DC comic book universe. Most people will recognize Batman and others from his story such as the Joker and Bane. There are a lot of more obscure characters though such as Solomon Grundy, Deathstroke, and Shazam for the DC…
Injustice was released in April 2013. It is a 2D fighting game based off of the DC comic book universe. Most people will recognize Batman and others from his story such as the Joker and Bane. There are a lot of more obscure characters though such as Solomon Grundy, Deathstroke, and Shazam for the DC…
