Upsetting the Established Order — How ‘The Dark Knight’ Changed the Joker
In 2008, Christopher Nolan created one of the greatest sequels in movie history with The Dark Knight. Not only did the writer-director keep the integrity...
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‘Promare’ Feels Like the Younger Brother of ‘Gurren Lagann’
Gurren Lagann is a cult classic directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, and written by Kazuki Nakashima. It has over-the-top action, constant bravado, quotable lines, and non-stop...
Fantasia 2019: ‘Riot Girls’ Shows Not All is Lost in the Apocalypse
Genre films are always trapped in an internal struggle between going too far and not far enough; they are often equivalent to pulp novels, with...
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The Power of a Name in ‘The Hateful Eight’
Quentin Tarantino Spotlight What’s in a name? What kind of power and reputation does it hold? If a new movie is announced and it’s a...
Fantasia 2019: ‘Vivarium’ is Unending, Unsatisfying Horror
'Vivarium' has a great premise that is dulled down with too much weirdness and dark humor that rarely give the film anything to dig into....
Getting Spider-Man Right Takes Great Power and Responsibility
“With great power….” — yeah, we all know what comes next. It involves a paternal figure, a science experiment, and one of the weirdest looking...
The Poetry of ‘Watchmen’ Still Burns Bright
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons probably didn’t intend their story to have the impact it did, and wrote a mock article in Watchmen about owls...
‘Brightburn’ Explores Being Born Evil
Is evil is born or made? 'Brightburn' shows what could happen if a Superman-like being didn't share the same amount of compassion....
The John Wick Franchise, an Ode to Stunts
The John Wick franchise is a huge success thanks to the stunt coordinators and directors who bring art and perfection into the action....
Defending Captain America’s Decision in ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Editor’s Note: There are major spoilers ahead. Avengers: Endgame is an epic movie finishing up a decade year-long character arc for several heroes. By the...
What Makes Free Comic Book Day So Special
The beginning of May is the catalyst for many different things. First, it’s the harbinger of summer, which a lot of people in colder climates...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Shares a lot with Hickman’s ‘Secret Wars’
Avengers: Endgame is an impressive movie. It’s amazing how it all started in 2008 with that little stinger at the end of Iron Man, when...
Doom Patrol Review: DC’s Heartfelt Letter To Weirdos Like Us
Backdoor pilots are typically a solitary episode in an existing series, serving as a proof of concept for another show not yet in development. It’s...
25 Years Later: ‘Final Fantasy VI’ is a Dark, Diligent 16-Bit Classic
Some statements are very controversial. People get fired up having deep discussions about politics, social issues, or in an equally serious topic: video games. One...
‘OblivAeon’ is the Perfect Farewell Expansion
OblivAeon is the final and most ambitious expansion to the Sentinel of the Multiverse game, and it adapts the physical game perfectly. ...
‘Captain Marvel’ May be Formulaic, but it Speaks to its Fans
Captain Marvel is the formulaic and quintessential CGI-heavy Marvel movie. Even as an origin story, it doesn’t attempt to be any different than the ten...
Captain Marvel: From Damsel in Distress to Full-Fledged Icon
It took Captain Marvel nearly a half-century to finally find her place as a proper feminist, leader, and an idol, but she finally got where...
‘Gunhawks’ is the Comic That Fans of Westerns Need
Once upon a time in the west, cowboys ruled pop culture. They dominated the silver screen, and even overshadowed superheroes in the comic book industry....
‘Alita: Battle Angel‘ Avoids the Uncanny Valley to be a Technological Marvel
At first glance, Alita: Battle Angel exhibits many of the signs for a bad movie: a Hollywood film is trying again to make a live-action manga,...
‘The Death of Superman’ and ‘Reign of the Supermen’ do Justice to the Man of Steel
DC’s live action films have a long way to go before they can get give their characters the respect they deserve, but that being said,...