With Jon Bernthal's riveting portrayal of The Punisher aka Frank Castle in this year's season two of Netflix's Daredevil streaming video series, I breathed a sigh of relief. Alas, someone had finally gotten The Punisher right! However, I am compelled to ask myself, what took Hollywood so long?! I mean, the whole gun-toting, vigilante thing is not exactly a new theme. From … [Read more...]
The Suicide Squad Was Good But Not The Movie
As I stated in the above Tweet about a week ago, I found the Suicide Squad to be a very good team. I just didn't find the film they were in to be as good. Below I provide "spoiler-free" take-aways. The Good The "first act" of the film is solid. There is just enough backstory provided on each villain. It likely satisfies the diehard fans. But is also enough of an introduction … [Read more...]
Spolier-Free Star Trek Beyond Highlights
I just saw Star Trek Beyond this past weekend, accompanied by my brother and sister. This was actually the first of the latest Star Trek installments that I have actually ventured to the theater to watch. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), but since I am no Trekkie, I do not purchase tickets automatically for any film outside … [Read more...]
Ten Reasons To Go See Suicide Squad
Let's cut to the chase, I'm here to talk about Suicide Squad and the 10 things that I am most looking forward to seeing in the film. Read it and geek (out)! 10. Who the hell is the Enchantress? Sounds a lot like Scarlet Witch to me. Or a character out of a Disney tale. I'm "guilty-as-charged" as a non-comic book fanatic, so I'm interested in finding out more about this … [Read more...]
The Six Most Influential Comic Book Movies Of All-Time (So Far)
I apologize to anyone born before 1978, because my list has a decidedly Generation X/"child of the 80's" feel to it. To be more specific, if it happened before 1980, it's probably not going to be on the list. And it's not because earlier superhero films (e.g. Batman (1966) "were not worthy," to para-quote Thor. It's because I wasn't around to see them! With that generational … [Read more...]