Watch What You Want (We Need Junk Food Stories)
After a few years of relative quietude from the highbrows, becalmed by the pandemic’s rocky release schedule, the elitist film critics began speaking up again last summer. They have a lot to say about movie quality.
10 Things That Make Perfect Sense About The Captain America Trilogy If You Actually Watch It
In three movies over nearly seven hours, Captain America is showcased at length, and if you actually watch the movies and think a little bit, every detail that matters makes total sense. Clickbait abounds, though, and a recent piece by…
Re:View| Flash Gordon: 40th Anniversary
“Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would have hidden from…
Review| X-Men: The Last Stand
Everyone wants to be accepted. Even those who spurn acceptance do so to be accepted for not accepting who they are. Perhaps the biggest theme of any X-Men story is identity and being accepted. The whole premise of the original…
In Theaters May 6th, 2016
For most of the movie watching world, there is only one movie coming out this weekend. While it would make sense to only highlight the most anticipated Marvel movie since, well, the last one, you don’t want to miss out…
Batman v. Superman Movie Marathon
Batman is cooler. Superman is stronger. Either side of this decade-long debate has left comic book enthusiasts on either side slightly more angry at each other than they should be. No matter where you come down on the oft-argued showdown…
Why So Fantastical?
If you’ve been coming here for any length of time, it’s no surprise to you that there is a lot of geeky stuff on this site. Five articles we’ve posted so far are about science-fiction films, five more are about science…
The Superhero Formula?
Superheroes haven’t held their ground very well this year. Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man have struggled to hold on to the #1 spot in the box office together for even as long as last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy held the title by…
Black Widow: Heroism In Many Forms
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, I finally find Black Widow to be a relatable heroine and an authentic representation of the female gender. Apparently, that is not a common opinion. There are many compelling arguments being made right now about…