Happy Easter (from Batman and Robin)
Apparently, in addition to being the last day of WonderCon, the finale of The Walking Dead, and the first episode of the new season of Game of Thrones . . . today is also Easter. Just ask Batman and Robin.
Apparently, in addition to being the last day of WonderCon, the finale of The Walking Dead, and the first episode of the new season of Game of Thrones . . . today is also Easter. Just ask Batman and Robin.
Matthew Vaughn directed and co-wrote the movie Kick-Ass, which opens this week. His past work is why I’m interested in seeing this, despite the fact that the ordinary life superhero comedy has been done so wretchedly badly recently e.g. Superhero Movie. Matthew Vaughn directed the excellent modern noir Layer Cake, which starred a pre-James Bond […]
I am fascinated by the idea of exploring how comic book style superpowers would impact real world human beings. In literature, last year’s Soon I Will be Invincible from Austin Grossman is the reigning champion of this sub-genre. I kind of felt sorry for David J. Schwartz having his novel Superpowers come out around the […]
Lakeshore Entertainment, the creators of Crank, are bringing us Pathology, now out on DVD. Crank is the sort of quality enjoyable-but-won’t-change-your-life movie that I’d expect Hollywood to put out tons of, but which actually rarely gets produced. The movie banked largely on the appeal of Jason Statham’s ability to project manly manliness and a simple […]