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Bats v. Supes v. Critique

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice really needed to be a masterpiece. It needed to be so impossibly perfect that the most cynical among us would eat their hats, stuffed with crow meat. Heaven and earth needed to move, not… Continue Reading →

Fantastic Four Film Lacks Fantastic Elements

When you include the word, “fantastic,” in your film’s title, you better live up to the promise. Fox’s 2015 Fantastic Four movie is lacking in the “fantastic” element in this boring, half-baked reboot of the Cosmic Quartet that strays from… Continue Reading →

Defining Deadpool: A Sarcastic Superhero’s Portrayal

Per Matt A lot of people are already throwing around the words “game changer” in reference to the upcoming FOX movie that breaks the fourth wall, but I wholeheartedly disagree. After attending a media screening for Deadpool last week, I… Continue Reading →

IDW Reinvents the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The ’80s and ’90s were possibly the greatest eras for kids growing up, in terms of televised cartoons. My personal favorite was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The show’s opening guitar riff, backed by synth chords, was just about the only… Continue Reading →

Catching Cooties: An Infectious Film

Per Matt Circle, circle, dot, dot, now you’ve got your Cooties shot. That imaginary vaccination won’t prevent a food-borne virus from reaching pandemic levels, turning every third- and fourth-grade student in Ft. Chicken, Illinois into undead terrors, but it’s a… Continue Reading →

The Curse of Oak Island

Located just off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, lies a 140-acre island engulfed within a 220-year-old unsolved mystery. There’s been endless speculation of possible buried treasure there, connecting its origins to pirates, King Solomon’s temple, Spanish gold, Freemasons and… Continue Reading →

Nightmare Factory

You may recognize Greg Nicotero as one of the creative minds behind AMC’s The Walking Dead, but you may not know that his special-effects studio, the KNB EFX Group, has been the go-to company of many top-notch directors for more… Continue Reading →

Supergirl

In a race against time to shine the mainstream spotlight on more female superheroes, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television have teamed up to create Supergirl, the first modern-day TV series featuring a superheroine.

James Marsters Delights at Wizard World Fort Lauderdale

James Marsters is best known for his portrayal of Spike, the anti-hero vampire, from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, but the television and voice actor began his acting career in a far less menacing role. “I started in… Continue Reading →

Straight Outta Compton

Per Matt As a child of the ’80s, I grew up with old-school rap. It was unlike anything I had ever heard before. I quickly became a fan of many different artists, but one of the first groups I started… Continue Reading →

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