Barbara (Madison Wolfe) is a delightfully nuanced young woman who wrestles with a Dungeons & Dragons … that no one else can see. In I Kill Giants, a film adapted by Joe Kelly from his own comic book (co-authored with Ken Niimura), Barbara fights against giants that she alone can see, while tangling with ‘typical’ middle school… [Read More]
Harper & Drowning Pool: Paul Newman’s Detective Run #TBT
Based on Ross Macdonald’s novel The Moving Target, Harper (1966) was Paul Newman’s starring turn as the detective who would pursue missing persons and find the truth. In the vein of Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, Harper is an adaptation of Archer, Macdonald’s creation, by renowned screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, All the President’s… [Read More]
The Handsmaid’s Tale: A Future?
Based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale displays a future, post-Second American Civil War, where women forced to solely bear children. With a stunning turn by Elisabeth Moss as Offred, the ten-episode series won eight Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama, and the Golden Globes for Best Drama and Best Actress. Now, audiences can… [Read More]
LEGO DC Superheroes – The Flash: Fighting in Reverse
No one believes the Flash when he tells them that there’s a superfast guy who is causing him to relive days like he’s Bill Murray. That is, until he (well, James Arnold Taylor’s voice) realizes that Zatanna (Kate Micucci) and Doctor Fate (Kevin Michael Richardson) can direct him in the right… time… with some magical… [Read More]
Deadpool’s Joe Kelly Tells Own Story in I Kill Giants
Joe Kelly is a prolific comic book writer, with credits on the extended mythos of Deadpool, Daredevil, Superman, and others. But he also penned the graphic novels, Four Eyes and I Kill Giants. which connect the everyday world of our expectations with fantasy-infused realities to create colorful, inventive worlds where our worst fears take on… [Read More]
Justice League: Finally… The Heroes We’ve Been Waiting For
Consider this my defense of Justice League, the movie that kids have been dreaming about since Gardner Fox invented the team-up in March 1960, or at least since my generation watched the Wonder Twins and their better-equipped posse in Super Friends from 1973 to 1986. We’ve longed for a film that would take the skills and personalities Grant… [Read More]
Win a Copy of Pitch Perfect 3 on Blu-ray!
Win a copy of Pitch Perfect 3! To enter, comment below with your favorite all-girl band song. Winners must reside in the continental U.S. “Now graduated from college,realizing it takes more than acappella to get by, all the Bellas return in the final chapter in the beloved series. After the highs of winning the World Championships, the… [Read More]
Black Panther: You’ve Been Warned
Black Panther is breaking records, and setting standards for the messages superhero films can share while still being popcorn entertainment. In short, Black Panther has taken Marvel storytelling to another level. If you haven’t seen it yet, you owe it to yourself to watch T’Challa’s story unfold on the big screen. If you have, I… [Read More]
Coco: The Depth of Our Dreams
Miguel Rivera wants to be someone or more specifically, Miguel wants to be a musician like the great Ernesto de la Cruz. But his great-great grandfather abandoned his family, specifically Miguel’s grandmother, Coco, and the family has always blamed this betrayal on his musical side, the side of whimsy, creativity, and care-lessness. Because of his abandonment,… [Read More]
The Star: Faith Can Be Funny
In the traditional Biblical story, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, the city of Joseph’s ancestry, for the census. Mary is nine months pregnant, and when they are unable to find a place to stay, they welcome their child into the world in a stable or barn. That child is Jesus, God’s son, and the… [Read More]
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