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BATMAN RETURNS: The Birth Of Villain Overload
BATMAN RETURNS: The Birth Of Villain Overload

Zac Hestand takes a look back at the comic movie classic Batman Returns and how its overload of villains spawned an industry standard.

Marvel's Big Bad: How Thanos Is A Dark Reflection Of Blockbuster Heroism
Marvel’s Big Bad: How Thanos Is A Dark Reflection Of Blockbuster Heroism

We examine the motives of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, and how they relate in a familiar way to the traditional superhero narrative.

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: Thanos Devastates The MCU In This Thrilling Penultimate Entry
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: Thanos Devastates The MCU In This Thrilling Penultimate Entry

Believe the hype. Avengers: Infinity War begins to close the portal to Marvel Studios’ three phases in an extravagant fashion, serving as a prime example that story and spectacle can coexist in a summer blockbuster.

Away From The Hype: FANTASTIC FOUR
Away From The Hype: FANTASTIC FOUR

Away from the hype and the Twitter hubbub and the behind the scenes stories, Fantastic Four is still a very bad movie. Hopefully, it hasn’t put the final nail in the coffin of perspective Fantastic Four adaptations.

BLACK PANTHER: A Wonderful Welcome To Wakanda
BLACK PANTHER: A Wonderful Welcome To Wakanda

With its unique aesthetic, incredibly talented cast, and political relevance, Black Panther is a landmark superhero film that should set the trend for others to follow.

The Dark Knight or the Dark Shite? Batman & Robin gets the Take Two Treatment
The Dark Knight Or The Dark Shite? BATMAN & ROBIN Gets The Take Two Treatment

In the latest of our Take Two series, we reexamine Batman & Robin, the sequel we watched so you don’t have to.

JUSTICE LEAGUE: Visually Captivating, Stealthily Substantive, & Surprisingly Cohesive
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Visually Captivating, Stealthily Substantive & Vacillatingly Cohesive

Justice League has its flaws, but is outweighed by its superb direction, decent dialogue and the bonding of its heroes throughout.

THOR: RAGNAROK & The Perils Of Reinvention
THOR: RAGNAROK & The Perils Of Reinvention

Thor: Ragnarok may be a fun time, but it’s also disruptive to the MCU as a whole, trading real drama and storytelling for cheap laughs.

THOR: RAGNAROK: A Beast Of Hollywood's Burden
THOR: RAGNAROK: A Beast Of Hollywood’s Burden

In the age of over-bloated Hollywood tentpoles and remakes, Thor: Ragnarok is truly King of the…

BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN: The Visuals Are Classic DC Animation, The Content, Not So Much
BATMAN AND HARLEY QUINN: The Visuals Are Classic DC Animation, The Content, Not So Much

Batman And Harley Quinn’s lack of action and poor voice acting for the character of Harley Quinn make for a disappointing film.

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: Low-Brow Humour, High-Level Heart
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: Low-Brow Humour, High-Level Heart

Although unashamedly made for the youngest audiences possible, Captain Underpants is infectiously charming to all ages.

Why Do People Want a Boring Superman? Defending Superman's Character Arc In BvS
Why Do People Want a Boring Superman? Defending Superman’s Character Arc In BvS

Superman’s character is often criticized in the film Batman v Superman, but here’s why it might actually be worth a further look.

Changing Fortunes: How Films Were Bolstered Or Sunk By Cultural Sentiment In 2017
Films That Transcend Genre, Or On the Politics Of Convention

The most absurd assumption about saying films “transcend genre” is that works of genre are somehow so trivial that they are apolitical.

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING: Fun & Lighthearted But Disrupted By Its Connections To The MCU
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING: Fun & Lighthearted But Disrupted By Its Link To The MCU

Spider-Man: Homecoming is a refreshingly comedic and lighthearted superhero film, but it doesn’t quite work as part of a larger universe.

A Summer Box Office Forecast - Part 2
A Summer Box Office Forecast – Part 2

In the second of a series for 2017, we take a run-down through the box office potential of several high-profile summer movies.