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...]
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...]
Which Comic Book Movie Are You Most Looking Forward To In 2016?
2015 was once again a very profitable year for comic book movies. The locomotive that are superhero-themed movies does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. However, despite the commercial success of the three comic book movie releases this year-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Fantastic Four, with the exception of the surprisingly good Ant-Man, none of the films … [Read more...]
Why Deadpool Might Be the Most Exciting Superhero Movie Yet
We are living in the Golden Age of Superhero films. As a fan, I am thrilled and have enjoyed the ride so far but I am also a little dissatisfied. Look, I love Iron Man, Hulk and rest of the Avengers. I’m a fan of the X-Men reboot. Batman and Superman? Yes, please. But even though the films are coming at a fast and furious pace, they've all been very generic: good white guys, … [Read more...]