Batman & Robin effectively killed the comic movie genre. for a while. It took X-Men and Spider-Man to bring it back. Bryan Singer’s first two X-Men films proved that superhero films didn’t need flashy, colorful costumes and over the top villains to work. What you really needed was a great story and characters. If the […]
I have been told one thing you learn in Storytelling 101 is: The better the villain, the better the story. The Greeks knew it. Shakespeare and Dickens knew it. Hitchcock knew it. And arguably, no one knows this more than comic book writers and artists. One would think that when it came time to turn […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released on blu-ray last Tuesday, so I decided to see if my thoughts about the film had changed since the theatrical release five months ago. I loved the film at the time, but does it still hold up? The answer is yes. … And no. One thing I noticed […]
“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Full disclosure: I’m not that bright. I thought that the 30 for 30 film “Slaying the Badger” was two hours long; so imagine my surprise when it ended after ninety minutes. I found myself with thirty minutes to kill […]
So… There is an interview with Gary Oldman in the new issue of Playboy where he makes some controversial statements, huh? I guess this is one time when I will read Playboy just for the articles. That’s kind of sad since I was in the mood to peruse pictures of naked women that are arty […]
First of all, I meant not to offend anyone with my comments in “Pink Floyd vs Barney,” especially not teachers; they have it hard enough as it is. I believe that they are grossly underpaid and underappreciated. The good ones that is. Like any occupation there are good and bad people doing the job, and […]
Not really, but I can dream. Can’t I? Having read the comments on the internet it seems like more people would rather have me as Batman than Ben Affleck. I keep telling myself, “Don’t click ‘comments,’” yet I almost always do. Will I ever learn? I for one have always been a member of Team […]
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