By Nick Maylor Movie trailers are an art form unto themselves. We all know the feeling of seeing one that gets us completely jazzed for a forthcoming film. Recently, I experienced that feeling when a certain 2019 film released its first teaser. That film is included on my list here. Over the years, many previews have…
By Nick Maylor It’s been a rough couple of years for fanboys. Adam West, Steve Ditko and now, the man, the legend, Stan Lee has shuffled loose the mortal coil. The king of cameo acting and co-creator of Spider-Man, The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and so many more, Stan Lee…
By John H. Foote Whatever type of human being he might have been, hard taskmaster, Nazi sympathizer, ani-Jew, Walt Disney lived to entertain, to create. His creation, Mickey Mouse is as synonymous with the movies as Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe. The animated shorts he made prior to 1937 were groundbreaking for the art form,…
By John H. Foote Hell must be different for everyone. My hell is unique, I just know it. For me, hell would be sitting in a chair, unable to move, unable to close my eyes, watching movies I loathe. Let me be clear, I hated Solo (2018), hated every aspect of it. But I would…
By Nick Maylor I’m trying to focus here on films that have not started production and are still in the early stages. I also am avoiding films that are merely rumoured, as the following entries all appear to be confirmed to be going ahead. There’s cool stuff coming, folks. Here they are (in no particular…
By Nick Maylor Superheroes are defined by far more than their costumes or powers. Each character has an identity that is defined by a code of ethics, a worldview, or a set of principles that make them who they are. It’s not enough to be faster than a speeding bullet. Being the world’s greatest detective…
By Nick Maylor (****) Becoming the highest-grossing film franchise of all time (in less than a decade), The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an epic crossover that plays out in a continuous anthology of interconnected stories just like the Marvel Comics Universe that the film’s are based on. With Avengers: Infinity War (2018), ten years and…
By Nick Maylor The Dark Knight (2008) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its release. A sequel to Batman Begins (2005); the film was directed, produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Although Iron Man (2008) had come out earlier in the year, there was no way of knowing what kind of animal the Marvel Cinematic…