For decades, we’ve all liked to believe that Batman couldn’t be defeated. The Caped Crusader may not have supernatural powers in the same way that most TV and movie superheroes do, but that never mattered for Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego. Thanks to his resilient bat-suit, his wit and cunning, and h[...]
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DC’s top recent comic book movies
DC Comics recent movie history is somewhat up and down in terms of recent quality, but there is little denying the comic book company has been responsible for some of the more fun superhero movies of the last few years. And while others are winning real money online at online casinos, some are busy [...]
Review: Joker
A new release from the DC comics movie universe, “Joker” tells the story of Arthur Fleck, a bullied and isolated man who suffers a mental breakdown. Played by Joaquin Phoenix, the actor takes the audience into a moral dilemma, asking them to have compassion for a clearly disenfranchised man who [...]
Is DC back from the brink?
It wasn’t so long ago that “Batman v. Superman” was splitting audiences down the middle. Some said it was okay, while others were cringing at the name Martha somehow being the ultimate resolution to a superhero conflict. No problem, fans thought nervously, surely they’ll bring it back in the[...]
Review: Shazam!
“Shazam!” released to a largely positive critical reception. The character-concentrated film focuses squarely on a teenager’s response to being a superhero. Remember being young, innocent and running around your garden with a towel draped over your shoulders, convinced that you were soaring ov[...]
DC fans relieved as Wonder Woman wows critics
It would be fair to say that previous female-fronted superhero efforts have fallen fairly flat and even the most ardent DC fans could have been forgiven for being a little trepidatious when Wonder Woman hit the big screen on June 2 earlier this year. Perhaps the most high-profile example of such a f[...]
Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
— by RON WILKINSON — Zack Snyder roars back with a superhero brawl that combines a blasting Wagnerian soundtrack with World Wrestling Federation slap downs. Significant plot? Do not count on it. The philosophical underpinnings of this match made in Hollywood are murky, but the action is [...]
Wonder Woman: First Look
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — After a long break from writing, I have to say putting my thoughts in writing again — to share with all of you — is a special feeling. Also, I couldn’t be happier my first article back is for a movie I feel is going to be very special. Even [&hellip[...]
Michael Cera to voice LEGO version of Robin
— by SEAN GERSKI — According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Cera will provide the voice for Batman’s partner Robin in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Lego Batman feature. In the full-length movie, Cera will be joining his “Arrested Development” co-star Will Arnett, who is retu[...]
The Flash: First Look at the Costume
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — While they were busy casting — and announcing — actors and actresses to play the girlfriend, mother and police captain for the new CW comic book superhero show “The Flash,” there was one question that was always in the back of the fans mind: What woul[...]
Review: Man of Steel
— by ADAM DALE — As is only fitting on his 75th Anniversary, Superman is back on the big screen in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” Being one of the very first, and still most iconic, superheroes of all time, there have been many incarnations of the hero in every form of media, from c[...]
Man of Steel: Nokia Trailer
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — In just one week, we will learn exactly what the masses will make of the highly-anticipated Superman movie, “Man of Steel.” And if the final, ultimate trailer just released by Nokia and Warner Bros. is any sign to go by, then this movie will be, without a[...]
Short Film: Superman Classic
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Perhaps Zack Snyder’s Untitled Superman movie should be animated. I don’t mean in 3D, but in traditional 2D animation. Honestly, I’m kinda over the three-dimensional craze. As someone who grew up watching Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty a[...]
Justice League, Wonder Woman Scripts in Works
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — A few weeks ago, it was reported Dwayne Johnson might be joining the DC Universe. Today, we have more exciting news from DC Entertainment. Per Variety, “Gangster Squad” screenwriter Will Beall is writing the screenplay for the highly-anticipated “Justice L[...]