Review: ‘Super’
A modern Don Quixote story, Super goes much darker than Cervantes ever did. First of all, there’s that pipe wrench…
Articles by Derek McCaw
Sucker Punched By Sucker Punch
Through much of Sucker Punch, one thought kept buzzing in the back of my head: Zack Snyder will show me amazing fight scenes in his […]
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 […]
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. […]
