When I walked into the theater to see Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, I wasn’t super thrilled. The critics haven’t been impressed and the fans have taken every opportunity to dump all over it. Here’s my overwhelming thought once I left my seat: Everyone needs to cool their jets. Now before you get all…
A movie trailer isn’t the whole story. A movie trailer’s job is to show just enough information to hook the movie-goers into seeing the film in full upon its release date. They usually do this by showing moments of extreme action or putting an epic soundtrack to the segments. Nothing peaks my interest more than…
No one asked but I’m here to tell you anyway. Here are my most anticipated sci-fi films of 2016! 5. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice I don’t really care what people are saying about the trailer because I’m psyched to see Snyder’s version of the two capes. As part of the 5% of people…
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen any new footage from Zach Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. After a leaked teaser and an underwhelming official trailer now comes the might-show-a-little-too-much trailer. Check out trailer number two which debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week. It seems that Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne don’t like…
NOTE: Superman comic and cartoon spoilers below. Superman. One of the world’s most iconic superheroes. His moral compass is nigh-unbreakable. He will not kill. He will not break the law. He doesn’t grandstand, or brag, or exploit his powers for personal gain. He is the role model for all heroes that succeed him. He is…
I am so, so pleasantly surprised with Supergirl. The new show from CBS has been advertised on every surface, both physical and technological, since the beginning of the summer and on some of those ads were the classic hateful comments from the hoards of trolls who hide behind their computer screens and their skepticism. I…
Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns is ground-breaking for many reasons. It was the first comic book to describe a world where the boundaries of right and wrong aren’t so easy to distinguish. It proved that comic books could tackle serious issues like racism and prejudice. It made our heroes real people, dealing with imperfection….
The San Diego Convention Center may be huge, but it’s unable to contain all of the excitement of Comic-Con, which came to a close this week. There were lots of panels, trailers and fun and I’m here to talk film. The most buzzed about trailer to be released online was Batman v Superman: Dawn of…
When Superman died at the hands of Doomsday, several government agencies swooped in to claim possession of his body. Among them was Cadmus, an agency that dealt specifically with genetic research and cloning. Desperate, Cadmus actually stole Superman’s body from his tomb. Supergirl eventually stole back the corpse, but not before Cadmus was able to…
Save for a few exceptions, all Kryptonians are jerks. Give them superpowers and they become walking atrocities. Case in point: General Zod. Always the worst Krypton has to offer, Zod makes his Earth One debut in the third Superman: Earth One graphic novel. Only this time he’s Superman’s uncle. Yeah, I don’t believe it either….
The first Superman: Earth One graphic novel ended with Clark Kent embracing his destiny as Superman. Volume Two deals with what comes next. Writer J. Michael Straczynski is known for multilayered plot-building; one twist is often the backdrop into a deeper web of revelation. In this he delivers in spades. A poignant moment is Clark’s…
A pair of television trailers have got people buzzing this week. One good, and the other not necessarily as good. The first teaser we’ll look at is from The CW and their Arrow/The Flash spin-off, Legends of Tomorrow. https://youtu.be/4MubNoWQiSc Sure, the dialogue is a little choppy, but man does it seem like it’s going to…
