Posts Tagged ‘Superman’
Film Review – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
***Warning: This Review Contains Minor Spoilers*** The Fantastic Four have had a rocky history with big screen adaptations. The 1994 version has its charm, but it exists more as a cult anomaly than a beloved mainstream property. The opposite can be said about the mid 2000…
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Film Review – Superman (2025)
Writer/director James Gunn’s first big screen foray into the newly revamped DC Studios is a huge, ambitious swing. Superman (2025) is nothing less than a sprawling, jam-packed, action-filled extravaganza that aims to do a complete 180 degree turn from Zack Snyder’s dark and gritty interpretation. Gunn not only takes major inspiration…
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Film Review – Madame Web
Madame Web (2024) exists in one of those weird places where it is so silly, so ridiculous, and so outrageously inane that it’s almost worth seeing for the sheer calamity of it all. Some may see that as a positive. If there’s one criticism that has…
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Episode 66 – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
For this episode of the podcast, we re-evaluate Zack Snyder’s Justice League in the context of the newly released four-hour director’s cut, now available on HBO Max. We also discuss which concept albums we’d like to see as feature-length movie adaptations. For our streaming homework,…
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Film Review – Justice League
With all its spectacle and bluster, Justice League opens on a low-quality shot designed like it’s coming from someone’s phone. Encompassing the shot is Superman (Henry Cavill), before his death in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, a boy asks him what his favorite thing…
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Film Review – Man of Steel
This Friday marks the release of what is certain to be one of the most highly scrutinized films of this year, Man of Steel. Rebooting the franchise after the lackluster (though underrated) Superman Returns, Warner Bros. hopes to reinvigorate one of their most important properties.…
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Episode 159 – DVD Rundown 6-12-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for June 12th, 2012. In this episode they discuss Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Gold Rush, and Superman vs. The Elite.
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What We’re Watching – 10/12/2011
Being a parent comes with many (maybe too many) responsibilities. Near the top of this list is properly educating your child about cinema. At least, it’s near the top of my list. My father introduced me to movies when I was a kid, and when…
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