Tag: superheroes

Why I’m Excited: X-Men: Dark Phoenix

When I was nine years old, I was very excited to see the Pokémon movie. My sister and I loved it; my mom didn’t (a fact that she reminds us of. All. The. Time). With my mom out of the Pokémon game, there wasn’t much of a chance I was going to get to see the …

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REVIEW: “Elseworlds” CW Crossover Event 2018

*Spoilers* This week simultaneously debuted and wrapped the CW’s annual Arrowverse crossover event, “Elseworlds.” For the last few years now, the cast of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow have come together to face down a threat too large for any one of their respect...

Toxic Avenger Reboot on the Way

Tromaville is about to get a makeover courtesy of Legendary Pictures. Deadline is reporting the Wanda Group-based studio has acquired the rights to the iconic B-Movie franchise The Toxic Avenger. Often considered a progenitor of the R-rated superhero sub-genre now ruled by the likes of Deadpool and ...

Aquaman Sets Box Office Record in China

It looks like Aquaman is gonna become the Michael Phelps of the Middle Kingdom. When it was first announced Aquaman was going to be opening up two weeks early in China, I felt a mix of trepidation and jealousy. What if this was a sign that Warner Bros. didn’t have faith in the film‘s ability t...

REVIEW: Aquaman (2018)

The DCEU desperately needs one of its movies to be a hit. The cinematic universe has been inconsistent, to say the least, with Wonder Woman being the only undeniable win for Warner Bros. Even Justice League was seen as a failure, with its lackluster direction and limited understanding of its cha...

The Missed Opportunity That was the Aquaman Pilot

I have always had a fascination with unsold pilots. The missed opportunities and potential therein are lost to a vault in the studio, never to be seen by the public. Fortunately, in the case of the Aquaman pilot, this is only half-true. With the arrival of the highly anticipated Aquaman feature fr...