Media Manipulation Superhero Apocalypse Averted May 6, 2016 loomed large, the date on which Marvel and DC would pit their cinematic universes against each other in a billion-dollar death spiral, but in the end, there could be only one. As I predicted months ago, Warner Brothers/DC flinched and Superhero Face Punch has been By Sarah • Aug 07, 2014 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matthew Crawley is now Psycho Captain America I have a Dan Stevens Situation that is under imminent threat of becoming a full-blown Dan Stevens Problem. He was cute in a kind of teddy bear way when he broke out on Downton Abbey, but now he looks like this... … and well, it’s getting to be a By Sarah • Aug 07, 2014 10:23 am
Career prospectus Career Prospectus: Clive Owen (For previous installments of the Career Prospectus series, please click here.) I wonder if you may be interested in doing a Career Prospectus on Clive Owen? I remember there being so much buzz around him a few years ago, not least because at one point he appeared to be the By Sarah • Aug 06, 2014 02:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Guardians of the Galaxy now own the galaxy At this point, I’m convinced that the people at Marvel Studios are committing blood sacrifices under a new moon to ensure their success. They’ve already broken the April box office record with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now, with Guardians of the Galaxy racking up $94.3 By Sarah • Aug 05, 2014 10:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The ugly side of geek culture It’s happened before—a critic doesn’t like the latest popular superhero movie and tanks its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and fanboys flip out and say a bunch of totally over the top, inappropriate stuff in the comments section, embarrassing themselves and second-hand embarrassing nerds at large. By Sarah • Aug 01, 2014 10:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Inside the Superhero Clubhouse First, Marvel’s panel started nearly twenty minutes late. Then, they didn’t announce anything new, except that the Guardians of the Galaxy’s pre-destined sequel will open on July 28, 2017. There was no news on Dr. Strange, or long-awaited confirmation of a Black Panther and/or By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 01:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Superhero Face Punch looks dumb Warner Brothers did a good job of keeping the appearance of Zack Snyder and comics’ Holy Trinity (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman) a secret in the run up to their panel on Saturday morning in Hall H. When Snyder took the stage and introduced his trio of stars, it felt like By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 11:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman’s new look After having the new costume for Wonder Woman teased last month, at Comic-Con on Saturday Zack Snyder unveiled the first look for his cinematic version of the character, and it’s not bad. It’s still pretty T&A for a character who is supposed to be a By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 09:42 am
Media Manipulation Vin Diesel gets into it Yesterday was the London premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy, and Vin Diesel showed up in a tee shirt with his one line from the movie, “I am Groot”, printed on it and wearing a pair of stilts to make him taller like his space ent character, Groot. While Bradley By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 01:34 pm
Media Manipulation Cumberbatch Con Comic-Con is in full swing and yesterday Benedict Cumberbatch kicked it off in good old fashion convention style—thousands of screaming girls yelling his name in an enclosed space. Actually, I’m trying to remember if Comic-Con was like this in the pre-Twilight days. While I remember By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 11:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Batfleck suit It’s the 75th anniversary of Batman comics, and as part of their celebration at Comic-Con, DC Comics has a display of Batman suits throughout the ages—including Ben Affleck’s new costume from Superhero Face Punch. Well, part of it. All that’s on display is the cowl By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 10:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Pirates of the Caribbean: Not dead yet Yesterday Disney announced that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is being kicked from summer 2016 to July 7, 2017. Apparently they’re doing this because they want to get the script “just right”—hahahaha, like the script in these movies matter. This is the second delay By Sarah • Jul 24, 2014 01:33 pm
Henry Cavill Sith Lord Superman In case you’ve forgotten that Henry Cavill is a huge nerd…Henry Cavill is a huge nerd. He’s into MMORPGs, hardcore fantasy novels, Dungeons & Dragons - we’re talking stuff that lives deep in the dork forest. Like Tom Hiddleston, his dorkiness is part of his charm. And By Sarah • Jul 24, 2014 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dear White People – the trailer One of the movies that caught my eye at this year’s Sundance was Dear White People, a satire of race politics centered around an African-American themed party thrown by white kids on a college campus and the hell that breaks loose afterward. It was a hit at Sundance, By Sarah • Jul 23, 2014 11:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dork Storm 2014: When Comic Con Attacks It’s that time of year again, when the movie studios and TV networks venture into the Dork Forest to shill their wares in the hopes of generating audience interest in movies we won’t be seeing for another year. There’s been a curious development at Comic-Con over By Sarah • Jul 22, 2014 03:24 pm
Bad Style Star-Lord suits up Chris Pratt and Anna Faris were on hand at the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy last night to christen Pratt’s new career as a movie star. I’m not loving his suit. It’s boring, and the tie looks sloppy (needs pressing?), and his douche hair is too By Sarah • Jul 22, 2014 12:08 pm
