Batman is one of the most enduring superheroes, having a legacy of over 80 years. Robert Pattinson is the latest actor to take on the role with Matt Reeves putting his own spin on the franchise. Bruce Wayne (Pattinson) has been Batman for two years. Gotham is still a crime-infested hellhole and plagued with social […]
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Pitch Time: A Live Action Dark Knight Returns Movie
The Dark Knight Returns is a graphic novel that hardly needs an introduction. It’s one of the most well-known graphic novels, it changed the public perception of the Caped Crusader, and arguably Frank Miller’s magnum opus. Along with Watchmen it was the graphic novel that ushered in the Dark Age of Comics. Elements of graphic novel has been […]
Spider-man: No Way Home Review
Spider-man is a character that needs little introduction. He is one of Marvel’s most famous characters and has been popular across many forms of media. His third film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe is his biggest yet. Spider-man: No Way Home picks up where Spider-man: Far From Home left off with Spider-man’s identity being revealed to the world […]
Venom Review
Spider-man is one of Sony’s most lucrative film properties. But the studio is at a crossroads because of the failure of The Amazing Spider-man series and needing to work with Marvel to bring the character into the MCU. In 2018 Sony tried to show what they could do with the property with the spin-off Venom and the animated film Spider-man: Into […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe enters the world of martial arts fantasy with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Shaun (Simu Liu) is a valet in San Francisco whose friends think isn’t living up to his potential. Yet he harbours a deep dark secret because his real name is Shang-Chi and his father, Xu […]
The Suicide Squad Review
What a difference five years and a slightly different title can make. In 2016, Warner Bros released a half-thought-out hodgepodge of a movie called Suicide Squad. Although it was a financial success, it was also an absolute mess that left a sour taste in most mouths. The final film was edited and re-edited to the […]
Pop Culture Maniacs #25: Black Widow and Loki Review
Jean Henegan and Kieran Freemantle review Black Widow and Loki Season One in the podcast.
Black Widow Review
After many years of waiting Black Widow finally gets her own film. After a year’s delay Black Widow’s film was a great return for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) has gone on the run after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Not only does she have to avoid the American government, […]
Superman: Red Son Blu-ray Review
DC Comics has a great legacy of making Elseworld stories about their popular characters. One of the most famous was Mark Millar’s Superman: Red Son which showed what would happen if Superman was brought up in the Soviet Union. In 1955 the Soviet Union announced to the world that they have Superman, changing the balance […]
Wonder Woman 1984 Review
Wonder Woman 1984 is the last major blockbuster to be released in 2020. Considering how horrible a year 2020 has been the second Wonder Woman cinematic adventure is a nice well to close the year for film fans. In 1984 Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) works as an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institute and does superheroics […]