Review: Limitless
Guest review by Paul Balsom Filmmaker Neil Burger, writer-director of 2006’s The Illusionist, has written and directed Limitless, a new film that explores the idea […]
Articles by Derek McCaw
Review: Paul
At its heart, Paul works as the summation of the careers of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. They do not laugh at fanboys; they are […]
Review: Mars Needs Moms
Most kids have said it. It’s a child’s atom bomb, dropped without any thought of the consequences because — well, he’s a kid and will […]
Review: Red Riding Hood
To appreciate Red Riding Hood as a horror film, you have to put yourself into the mindset of a 13-year-old girl. Scared yet? Because that’s […]
Review: Take Me Home Tonight
It is modern cinema’s version of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. A super-intelligent but physically weak and unimposing young man ventures into the night — the […]
Review: The Adjustment Bureau
Sure, everybody talks about free will, but nobody really wants to do something about it. In a way that people don’t want to admit, it […]
Review: Hall Pass
It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why Hall Pass doesn’t work. Considering one of its lamer running gags, that’s only appropriate. What should […]
superHarmony
Two friends of Fanboy Planet are involved — thus it is only a matter of time before we actually befriend Team Unicorn. Sean Becker (The […]
Superman Classic – Animated!
This has been making the rounds for a couple of days… a cool homage to several generations of Superman. Makes one wonder what Robb Pratt […]
First Trailer For X-Men: First Class
Please, please, please let this officially be considered a preboot of the franchise. The trailer revives every bit of excitement for X-Men that the trailer for X2 gave me, […]
Review: ‘The Green Hornet’
How do you update a superhero who actually predates comic books? That’s obviously hard enough, but just for laughs and awkward explanations about intellectual property, […]
Review: Black Swan
Guest review by Lyz Reblin My second favorite film, following Network, is The Red Shoes. This movie is gorgeous in how it is shot and has […]
First Shot Of Andrew Garfield In The Spidey-Suit
Thin like a Ditko drawing, his strength and powers clearly not affecting his physicality. Look closely, and you’ll see he’s got mechanical webshooters. People, Marc […]
Review: Young Adult
Guest review by Kevin Hull Young Adult is a unique, unconventional, extremely well-made film. That’s as much as can be said with any degree of […]
Comic-Con 2010: Celebrating His Father’s Shadow
Bela Lugosi, Jr. keeps his father’s memory (and image) alive, with no problem living in the family shadows…
Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Reviewed by Lon Lopez Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is like a twenty hit combo ending with a giant shuriken to the skull. And if […]
Conor McCreery And Anthony Del Col Want You To Help Them ‘Kill Shakespeare’
Just before WonderCon this year, I got an email from Conor McCreery, asking if I’d be interested in talking to him and his creative partners […]
The Heroic Movie Age: After ‘Iron Man 2’, What’s Next?
After watching The Incredible Hulk, I resigned myself to all the Marvel movies being one long epic story, with each “episode” focusing on different characters. […]
Review: ‘Iron Man 2’
Steve Jobs wishes he were Tony Stark. Sure, the iPad announcement was cool, but if Jobs had actually dropped down from the sky on repulsor […]
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour
Just outside a little blue marble in space, we begin the reign of a new Doctor the way we saw the old one out. (No, […]
