The Dark Knight Illuminates Heroism and Humanity
Christopher Nolan’s latest vision of the Batman has been met with nearly universal acclaim for its gripping performances and grim depiction of Gotham under siege, yet in spite of it’s opening date and record-breaking revenue, The Dark Knight is anything but your traditional summer blockbuster.
Cristian Bale returns as the wealthy playboy with an expensive hobby, and again convincingly …read more
Posted on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 by Jeff | No Comments »
Hellboy’s Golden Army Shines
Our favorite bringer of doom Hellboy returns to the big screen with a bigger cast, bigger budget, and surprisingly… a bigger heart. There’s a whole lotta love in this story, but there’s also no shortage of odd critters, horrible monsters and the obligatory feast of fantasy violence. Once again, Guillermo del Toro makes us care for the prince of Hell and his motley band of freaks.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is an …read more
Posted on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Jeff | No Comments »
The Incredible Hulk’s Heroic Transformation
Five years ago groundbreaking — and otherwise highly-acclaimed — director Ang Lee took our favorite gamma-irradiated icon and hyper-stylized and over psychoanalyzed him to ruinous effect in Hulk. His film was at best a quirky, arthouse take on comics, and at worst an elitist mockery of the genre.
Thankfully, Dr. Banner’s latest outing in The Incredible Hulk leaves the psychobabble and …read more
Posted on Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Jeff | No Comments »
Catching up to the Apocalypse and Southland Tales
Almost two years ago, Richard Kelly’s Revelations-inspired cautionary fable Southland Tales unleashed his peculiar vision of self-inflicted apocalypse on a weary, hostile horde of Cannenites. Almost half a year ago, a smaller, more digestible version of the film was meekly released to less than a hundred theaters nationwide. Those who blinked surely never noted it’s fleeting presence. Last weekend — thanks to it’s recent release to DVD — we were finally able …read more
Posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008 by Jeff | No Comments »
