Based on the six-part miniseries by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II, the world of the Turtles collides with Gotham in Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. While we all know that the title is a false front – seriously, two sets of good guys actually battling each other? Only the X-men would do…
In Vincent D’Onofrio’s sophomore directorial outing, the “Kingpin” of Brooklyn puts Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Chris Pratt, and newcomer Jake Schur through the paces of the final year of Billy the Kid’s life. While more famous versions (Young Guns I & II) exist, this version proves to be just as interesting, and potentially more philosophical…
We can make it. Don?t do the math. — John Robinson As the latest version of Lost in Space opens, the twenty-fourth colonization crew of The Resolute, aimed to reposition humanity in the Alpha Centauri system, is stranded after an alien robot attack. The Robinson family is among the shipwrecked on the strange new planet,…
With the Superman franchise limping into its third sequel, DC Comics needed a new flagship in 1989. With a surprising twist, Warner Bros. tabbed Tim Burton, off of the success of Pee-wee?s Big Adventure and Beetlejuice (not exactly heroic fare), to be the director, and the actor known for comedies, Michael Keaton. Thirty years later,…
Isn?t It Romantic swings away at the consistent tropes of romantic comedies. The heroine is likable but clumsy; there is usually a flamboyantly gay best friend with no life outside of the scenes shot with the heroine; the heroine has a work-related enemy dead set on preventing the heroine?s happiness for no apparent reason. All…
DC Universe’s new Swamp Thing is creepy, exciting, and visually stunning. It’s aligned more with Titans than Doom Patrol – if you don’t have DC Universe and are a fan of comics, you need to rectify that. In its first two original series efforts, DC Universe batted .500. The Titans series is dark, action-packed, philosophical,…
In The Upside, Kevin Hart plays Dell Scott, a recently-released con who needs proof of three job applications to pacify his parole officer, and finds himself hired by Philip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston), a billionaire paraplegic, as his caregiver. Lacasse’s assistant, Yvonne Pendleton (Nicole Kidman), sees Scott for what he has been, and doubts his untrained,…
In the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones’ final season, Aaron Rodgers makes a negligible impact and everything burns. King’s Landing. The Iron Fleet. Varys. The Mountain and The Hound. [I wonder if anyone who didn’t burn might still actually be alive, even if they appear lost.] And maybe our hopes and dreams for just…
Adam Shankman is best known for judging Dancing with the Stars but he’s directed nearly ten feature-length films, from the early 2000s (A Walk to Remember, The Wedding Planner) to more recent (Rock of Ages). In remaking Nancy Meyers’ What Women Want, he pushes Taraji P. Henson into the center of a shift in understanding…
Here’s some irony for you: the most important character remaining in Game of Thrones may be the one who doesn’t show up. For those awaiting the battle, the smoke and fire, the ice versus flame in a way Robert Frost would be proud of, of the loud bombastic finale … it came halfway through the…
