MAN OF STEEL

Box Office: Will Hollywood Try to Explain Away Wonder Woman’s Success & Return to the Status Quo?

June 5, 2017 // 10 Comments

Before I start into my whole spiel about how this could all go horribly wrong, let’s just stop to scoreboard watch and celebrate: They did it. They actually did it. Patty [...]

Suicide Squad Box Office Update: Week 3

August 24, 2016 // 4 Comments

“The movie’s got to do $750 million, $800 million to break even. If they get anywhere close to that, they’ll consider it a win.” That’s what one [...]

Suicide Squad Box Office: Looking at the 2nd Weekend Drops for the DCEU Around the World

August 16, 2016 // 4 Comments

DC movie. Massive hype. Record-high opening in the US/Canada. Record-big second weekend drop. Sadness. Frustration. Anger. Blah, blah, blah… Been there, done that. [...]

The Final Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer is Batman’s Time to Shine (or Mostly Glower)

February 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

It seems like it was only yesterday that Zack Snyder stunned Comic-Con audiences by having Harry Lennix read an iconic passage from Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight [...]

Trailer: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Will Be Funnier Than Man of Steel?

December 3, 2015 // 4 Comments

That’s it. I give up. I have no idea what to expect from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Well, that’s not technically true. I have a very, very good idea [...]

Supergirl Feels Like a Show Stuck In Its Own Historical Significance

November 10, 2015 // 11 Comments

“My cousin doesn’t get these kinds of questions.” That was Kara Zor-El’s reaction to a particularly gendered question during her one-on-one interview with Cat Grant [...]

Her Name is Kara: 10 Reactions to the Supergirl Trailer

May 14, 2015 // 17 Comments

Here we go again. All-star producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg are launching a new light-hearted comic book superhero show which is getting a high-profile launch [...]

Man of Steel Color Correction: “Superman Should Fly In Blue Skies, Not Grey Ones”

April 24, 2015 // 11 Comments

Is it too late to re-shoot all of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with a completely new director? Is it too late to get rid of Zack Snyder? Yeah, sorry. That ship has [...]

Do We Really Need an Origin Series About Krypton?

December 9, 2014 // 4 Comments

“Look, up in the sky! It’s another comic book show.” That was the first line of the Hollywood Reporter’s article covering the news that the SyFy Network is [...]

Are They Ever Going to Actually Get to the Winter Soldier? – Marvel’s Frustrating and On-Going Continuity Issues

November 18, 2014 // 7 Comments

By the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, SHIELD has been dismantled, HYDRA weakened but not defeated, and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) appears to finally be [...]