TV Review – “The Cape” Episode 1.1 and 1.2 “Pilot/Tarot”
I was excited about The Cape as soon as I had seen the first commercial. This is mainly due to the fact that I am a superhero fan. I just think that superheroes are meant to have tv shows. It allows the characters to develop, and audiences to see a full range of villains. This […]
Graphic Novel Review – “Batman: Year One”
I had heard a lot about Batman: Year One before I read it for the first time. Comic geeks gush over Frank Miller, especially his work on The Dark Knight Returns. I personally do not see the exceptional piece of work that everyone else saw with that book, but it was good. I can tell […]
Top 10 Reboots and Remakes
10. Father of the Bride Many forget that the 1991 modern classic starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and the future wife of Brad Paisley was actually based on a 1950 film of the same name. While it is formulaic and predictable, it is still awful y funny. The proof is in the pudding with this […]
The Hidden Gem – “Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme”
“The Hidden Gem” is all about my personal favorite films. And while some of the films I discuss may not be hidden to most movie fans, they are hidden to a majority of my friends and people that I have talked to. So I want to discuss them for three reasons: 1. Tell you why […]
List of Possible Batman Villains for Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises”
We finally have a title, The Dark Knight Rises, and the most likely villain in the Batman mythos, The Riddler, has been shot down by Christopher Nolan. So, who from Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery is a likely suspect for the film? We can almost immediately remove Clayface and Killer Croc, as they don’t match up with […]
“The Dark Knight” Scribe David Goyer Writing New “Superman” Script
This can only be construed as good news. David Goyer who was responsible for the scripts for both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is being hired by DC/WB to write the new Superman reboot. The studio wants to put the film on the right track to get it to screen before their rights expire […]
Reboot Mania Continues: Christopher Nolan Steps In To Help Superman Franchise
Things seem to be getting out of hand now. In the past few weeks there have been a ton of stories about rebooting successful franchises. The majority of them have been met with confusion to the people reading about them. Mr. and Mrs. Smith needs a reboot? Spider-man is going to be a low budget […]
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Getting a Reboot?
I remember talking to a friend a few years ago about the fact that he thought Hollywood had run out of ideas. Everything coming out was adaptations at the time or remakes of popular series or movies from a different period. Unfortunately, neither of us had the foresight to see just how bad things would […]
Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan reboots and revitalizes a dying franchise that takes the source material seriously and creates one of the better comic book origin films to date. Christian Bale stars as Bruce Wayne who has purposefully got himself thrown into prison and entered a life of crime to train and learn how to get back at […]
