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,…
A stranger with a middle-eastern look about him comes up and offers you a free trip to Egypt. What would you be concerned about? Would you take them up on it? Tarek Mounib, born in Canada of Egyptian parents, now living in Switzerland, went to Trump rallies, stood in Grand Central Station, and went on…
?Thank you for this day, Daddy. I hope I lived right and if I see you one day that I make you proud.? I first saw Katie Says Goodbye at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival, where I ranked it among my favorites. The film won jury awards for Best Actress (Olivia Cooke) and Best…
No, he?s not like Robin Williams? and that?s okay. Ever since Disney released the first trailer for Aladdin, their latest?and second of four this year(!)?live-action remake of their own animated property, the #1 issue on the Twitter-verse has been the questions surrounding Will Smith?s portrayal of the Genie. Originally made famous by the wildly frantic Robin…
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,…
The Hot Zone is a graphic reminder to be thankful for scientists that help to protect us from potentially fatal diseases–and that fear can be a good thing.
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,…
