I saw Deadpool earlier today at the nearby Alamo Draft House. I must say, there is nothing quite like watching an enjoyable movie with a hot meal in front of you and a delicious cocktail in one hand. Now that I got that free plug for the Draft House out of the way, let's get to the main point of this post. To be more specific, the seven reasons why Deadpool is a must-see … [Read more...]
Three Reasons Why I Am Mad Excited About The Deadpool Movie
The three reasons that I am excited about the movie Deadpool are: 1. "Practice makes perfect." It's been tough schlepping for Ryan Reynolds in the superhero movie business. In 2004, he co-starred as the wisecracking, vampire-slayer Hannibal King in the highly-disappointing Blade Trinity, which signaled the end of the highly-successful Blade movie franchise for now at … [Read more...]
Wild Speculation on Marvel’s Phase 3 Updates
Earlier this year, Marvel announced a sweeping plan for their "Phase 3" releases that included nine films over four years. The plan was met with enthusiasm from comic book fans--it's nice to know that studios are confident enough in a genre/storyline to think that far ahead. It's also nice to know that Marvel has a plan. The MCU amended their roadmap expanding it even more. … [Read more...]
Random Superhero, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Musings
Over the past few months, I’ve sat down to write a dozen or so articles about superhero, sci-fi or movie stuff—however, each time, I’ve walked away deciding that it wasn’t quite enough for a full post. So instead, here are a bunch of thoughts, opinions and observations that I want to get off my chest: Jessica Jones was awesome. I feel really smart for hyping it before it … [Read more...]
The Best Comic Book Movie Of 2015
Happy New Year to geeks and non-geeks around the world! It was a relatively quiet year for the comic book movie genre in 2015, but there was still a gem among this year's trio of major superhero-themed releases. #3 Coming in at number three, by default, is the infamous reboot of Fantastic Four. The movie was panned so much by family, friends and fellow geeks that I did … [Read more...]