Review: ‘The Avengers’
After years of build-up, Marvel Entertainment has finally delivered The Avengers unto us. In the capable hands of writer/director Joss Whedon, it balances the snark […]
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Comic-Con 2011: James Gunn Is Still ‘Super’
In a year when the movies feel flooded with superheroes, one came out of the gate early, violently and yet somewhat quietly. That would be […]
Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Score one for truth, justice and the American Way. Yes, that’s Superman’s motto, but it’s never been more fully inhabited, more sincerely realized, than in […]
Review: ‘Thor’
It was always about fathers and sons. Actually, that’s what Jack Kirby wrote in his Fourth World saga for DC, but as that was an […]
Review: ‘Super’
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is forged. On the mean streets of your city, violence and injustice can make a man see […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
Sit Down Spider-Man; Kick-Ass Owns!
The more and more I think about it, Kick-Ass was made for me. Or fans like me, maybe. I mean, I love superhero movies, and […]
Review: How To Train Your Dragon
To completely give over to Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon, you have to accept a couple of things. First, there are dragons. That’s really […]
Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
Ah, to do it all over it again. To relive the glory days of endless parties, limitless opportunities and time well spent with our closest […]
In Memoriam: Robert Culp
Robert Culp claimed to be too old to have been a comic book fan. By the time they became popular, he was already an adult. […]
Review: Cop Out
Within the first few minutes into Kevin Smith’s latest film, detective Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) criticizes partner Paul Hodges’ (Tracy Morgan) movie quoting interrogation technique […]
Review: Sherlock Holmes
A dedicated Sherlock Holmes fan finds much to like in Guy Ritchie’s reimagining…
Don Coscarelli, Master of Horror: Giving A Hand To ‘John Dies At The End’
Don Coscarelli won’t remember this, but we met once years ago at a Comic-Con. Of course, Coscarelli meets many people at conventions, and I can […]
This Interview Dies At The End
The Fanboy Planet Magic Mailbox delivers many intriguing things, one of which last month was an advanced copy of a novel called John Dies at […]
The Man With The Fanboy Dreamjob
If you’re still surprised that Warner Brothers made Watchmen, if you can’t believe that some of the best animated projects featuring DC characters are happening […]
Review: ‘Star Trek’
The first time I ever saw Star Trek was in a re-run on Channel 2 at 6 p.m. My parents had recently taken me to […]
Review: ‘Watchmen’
The times, they are a-changin’, and so must elements of Watchmen when bringing it to film. Fundamentally and occasionally slavishly, Director Zack Snyder leaves the […]