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Casting the rebooted Superman and Batman movies!

This fan-casting piece was taking agonizingly long to finish, and I realized why: I was trying so hard to do write-ups for each entry, and realized that there’s really not too much to say about why you want a certain actor to play a comic book character. They just feel right in your gut. And so, with the news that Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill are out as Batty and Supey, and DC is moving in another direction, I present MY choices for who should play each, and their respective supporting casts, in live-action reboots! One note- I have actually had (most of) these choices in the back of my mind since roughly 2010 or so, so many picks are dated. Some actors, indeed, are dead. But everyone actually could pretty much STILL play the roles a decade later, so I’m just presenting my cast as is, since some actors were selected to go with others. Here, then, without comment, are the brand new definitive Superman and Batman movie casts! Oh admit it, most of them are the spitting image of the drawings! Even the dead guys! Continue reading “Casting the rebooted Superman and Batman movies!”

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Casting the Live Action Simpsons Movie!

As a super fun interlude, I decided to cast a live-action version of The Simpsons, for my own enjoyment and yours! Woo-Hoo! I put a lot of logic into my selections but keep in mind, just like my covers and everything else, this is all subjective and we all have our own ideas of who should play which beloved cartoon icon. But with that said… I present to you the live action version of The Simpsons Movie! Much like the babysitter Homer harassed, hold on to your butts!!! Continue reading “Casting the Live Action Simpsons Movie!”

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The Dark Knight at 10 Years

The Dark Knight turns 10 years old this week, and it’s time to get out the old rose colored lenses. It really was a monumental film that came at the exact right time to help shape popular culture for the next decade, and it really did help redefine the comic genre. Don’t get me wrong, it definitely has its flaws- such as “No Moah Dead Cops!!”- but the film itself, and Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker in particular, may never be topped as both a watershed comic book movie and a cultural moment that encapsulated an entire era. Continue reading “The Dark Knight at 10 Years”

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Movie Review Roundup- Deadpool 2, Solo, Adrift, Hereditary

I had promised  a few weeks ago that I’d review Deadpool 2, and have not thus far for a pretty simple reason: the old adage, if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. But I wanted to do some “quick hits” for recent releases I don’t have too much to say about, so here they be. In case you couldn’t guess, I have Moviepass. I’m not crazy, I wouldn’t pay to see all these! Continue reading “Movie Review Roundup- Deadpool 2, Solo, Adrift, Hereditary”

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Rank Your Favorite Marvel Studios Films

Found this making the rounds- Charles Skoda has made a Marvel Cinematic Universe film ranker on his site. Just pick from an either/or visual list and it ranks all 19 films in your order of preference from most liked to least, based on your instinct. This was very useful for me, because I had tried to make a list on my own, but it was too hard to be objective. This way, freed from the shackles of thinking you “need” to rank certain movies higher than others, you get something pretty darn close to how you really feel. Take it yourself and see:

Marvel Cinematic Universe film ranker

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New ‘Venom’ Trailer Breakdown

Sony has unleashed a new trailer for Venom, and there’s a few interesting things to look at. Here ’tis:

It looks as if they are indeed adapting the “Lethal Protector” series where Venom is the hero/protagonist, and it appears that Spider-Man will make nary an appearance, let alone the Tom Holland version in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This seems to be its own thing, like those odd standalone Fox Marvel movies from a decade ago. Is anyone else getting strong Ghost Rider vibes from this trailer? “I’m the only one who can walk on both worlds; I’m Venom/Blade/Ghost Rider/Constantine.” Here we seem to be getting investigative journalist Eddie Brock uncovering a conspiracy about the suit, manufactured in a lab rather than catapulted from space, and after he steals it wacky hi-jinks ensue, or something. There isn’t much to go on but that big tongue right out of the ’90’s comics at the end looked pretty nice at least! Continue reading “New ‘Venom’ Trailer Breakdown”

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Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman Returns

Before Man of Steel was a gleam in Zack Snyder’s eye and we had any idea how the DCEU would look, and certainly before we had any idea of who Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer really were offscreen, Superman Returns was at best a divisive movie. To some it was a charming throwback to the Donner era; to others, a gluttonous mess of a vanity project for Singer with no respect for the comics. There are not too many genuinely divisive comic book films; by that I mean, when you think about it, how many movies in the genre have an opinion right down the middle? Certainly not something like Batman v Superman, where although it has many fans, the divide is something like 80/20 against. The closest one can recall might be the Ang Lee Hulk movie, where even though I can admire it for personal reasons, admit it was a noble failure. But that’s the key difference between something like that and Superman Returns, released in the summer of 2006 to much fanfare by critics but met with bewilderment from a nonplussed public. Continue reading “Why the World Doesn’t Need Superman Returns”