Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope review
I really enjoyed this documentary, and not just because I'm an inveterate comic and fantasy nut. Please click here to read my thoughts on the film.Read More
Category Archives: Superhero
Chronicle review
Directed by Josh TrankWritten by Trank and Max LandisThe idea of super powers: still inspiring filmmakers in 2012. It's amazing to me that there are still fresh ways to approach ye olde "with great power comes great responsibility" story, and credit to Trank and Landis for succeeding, for the most part, in that department.Andrew (Dane…Read More
Reviews: Super, Last Night, The Way Back, Film Socialism, White Irish Drinkers, Day Of The Triffids (2011)
I've been watching a lot of movies on DVD recently and have been posting the reviews at The Coast. Go here to see my reviews of the Rainn Wilson/Ellen Page satire Super (dark and bloody good fun), Last Night (sexier and better than expected) and The Way Back (the return of Peter Weir, a good…Read More
Captain America: The First Avenger review
Directed by Joe Johnson, Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, adapted from comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby In 2011 we've had five big budget superhero movies, going back to January's Green Hornet and including Thor, X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern in order of release. It's understandable that one might be feeling a little Powers Fatigue, a condition…Read More
Green Lantern review
Directed by Martin CampbellWritten by Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Mark Guggenheim and Michael GoldenbergIt's not even July yet and we've had three superhero movies. Can you believe it? And of all of them, this is probably the least likely and thus offering the most curiosity from comic fans. A Green Lantern movie. How weird is…Read More
X-Men: First Class review
Directed by Matthew VaughnWritten by Ashley Miller, Zach Stentz, Jane Goldman and VaughnX-Men: First Class is a bit of a surprise. At this point in the X-Men franchise, we'd been put through the Brett Ratner third movie, X-Men: The Last Stand and the X-Men Origins: Wolverine spin-off, neither of which lived up to the promise…Read More
Thor review
Directed by Kenneth Branagh Screenplay by Ashley Miller, Zach Stentz and Don Payne, story by Michael J. Straczynski and Mark Protosevich I've always enjoyed the first weekend in May, when Hollywood traditionally launches its summer blockbuster season. The LA dream-factory does its best to hit the ground running, as it did back on May 2,…Read More
The Green Hornet review
OK, so I know some folks who read this thing must be wondering when I'm going to get to my Top 10 of 2010. What do you think I've been doing? I've been watching movies! Getting caught up, doncha know. I hope to have the list out by early next week. I warned you it…Read More
The lesser-known hero
Another story for Calgary's FFW, this one about how Hollywood is looking beyond A-List comic superheroes for blockbuster franchises built on heroes outside the mainstream. Witness The Green Hornet. Here's the story.Read More
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World review
Directed by Edgar Wright Written by Wright and Michael Bacall from the Bryan Lee O'Malley graphic novels. The backstory: Scott Pilgrim is an early 20-something dude living in Toronto. He doesn't have a job, but he plays bass in a rock band. He shares an apartment with a friend, Wallace Wells, who happens to be…Read More