Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom brings a year of lousy superhero movies (with one bright spot) to a close with an appropriate whimper. This is yet another film that, despite delayed releases and reshoots, feels like it was slapped together over a weekend. The character arcs either don’t exist or are...
Read MoreWarner Bros.’ teases and manufactured hype came to a head today when the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer was unleashed. A sequel to 2018’s Aquaman, which was the biggest box office hit of the DCEU, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom finds Aquaman balancing life as a family man and the King of A...
Read MoreWarner Bros. is ramping up the publicity campaign for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom even before the full trailer releases. Entertainment Weekly has a big article about DC’s next superhero film, the final one in the DCEU (I think; if anyone can make heads or tails of what’s going on with DC, the...
Read MoreWarner Bros. and DC have released a teaser for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Well, they call it a teaser, but it’s really one of those trailers for the trailer; it straight-up advertises the trailer instead of the film upfront, although a release date does appear at the end. The latest likely-bomb...
Read MoreFrom the molten lake of fire at the gates of Hel to the frozen fjords of Norway comes a dark and visually compelling epic, The Northman, which was released into theaters this weekend. Birthed from the dark – and some would say twisted – mind of Robert Eggers, this expansive Norse epic is built u...
Read MoreThere may be more behind the cowl. In a recent episode of Fatman Beyond, Marc Bernardin stated that Warner Bros. had a 170-minute version of Batman Forever. This version of the film was said to delve more into Bruce Wayne’s psychosis. The studio balked at this idea, preferring the more kid-friendl...
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