Anghus Houvouras shares his pick for the next Batman… Ben Affleck is out as Batman, something no one should be surprised by. Warner Bros. is looking at hosing themselves off after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League showered audiences with wet, hot stinky garbage that was about as well received a white […]
The Ridiculous Notion That Batman Never Kills
Anghus Houvouras on Batman and the “no kill” policy… At this point in my career, I’ve spent a few hundred thousand words devoted to analyzing movies and television and the fevered hyperbole of fandom that encompasses it. Truth be told, I find myself far more fascinated by the pop culture zeitgeist and fandom that surrounds […]
2019 has proven that Disney is going to win the Franchise War (if it hasn’t already)
Anghus Houvouras on Disney and ‘the franchise war’… When it comes to long term strategies, Disney has orchestrated a masterful game of chess. Like a master playing multiple games moving from board to board using a variety of techniques to back every other Hollywood studio into a corner. A few years ago it became clear […]
Saying Goodbye to Star Wars
Anghus Houvouras says goodbye to Star Wars… There are moments in life where you achieve a sense of clarity; brief glimpses of the world from a different perspective where you can see the folly of repetitive behavior and a potential solution presents itself. For me it was the complete abandonment of social media. After deleting […]
How Captain Marvel mishandles Nick Fury
Anghus Houvouras on Captain Marvel’s treatment of Nick Fury… I’m having a real Mugatu moment here. Marvel movies, for me, have become like the ‘many’ looks of Derek Zoolander: Everyone seems to be excitedly waiting for what’s next while I sit back and wonder how on Earth no one notices that we’re staring at the […]
Steven Spielberg: Old Man Yells at Cloud Services
Anghus Houvouras on Steven Spielberg’s anti-streaming stance… It’s always interesting when people you admire get older and make startling third act turns and engage in questionable behavior. Like Woody Allen marrying his adopted daughter or Ian McKellen deciding to defend his sexual predator friends by using their closeted sexuality as an excuse. You can’t help […]
Why Blockbusters Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture
Anghus Houvouras on blockbusters and Best Picture… Before I opine on blockbusters as Best Picture nominees, allow me to vent: Award season is the absolute worst, especially if you consider yourself a true lover of cinema. It’s an absolutely ridiculous time when studios, artists and film fans gets a little too invested in the concept […]
Is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse the best comic book movie ever?
Anghus Houvouras on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse… If you would have told me at the start of 2018 that the most entertaining, most perfectly realized comic book movie would be released, I probably would have agreed with you. If you told me it was going to be an animated film from Sony, I probably would […]
The faulty logic of “You’re not the intended audience”
Anghus Houvouras on the faulty logic of “you’re not the intended audience”… In nearly two decades of writing about movies, the motivating factor has always been the joy of discussing film with others. Whether that cinematic discussion was happening at a bar after the movie, a chat room or the toxic bowels of social media, […]
The new Halloween movie looks garbage & we’re garbage for wanting to see it
Anghus Houvouras on the new Halloween and Hollywood rehashes… This new Halloween movie. It has triggered something in me. Something that’s been there for a while but just now coming to the surface. The new Halloween looks garbage. Warm refuse being served to us on a shiny new plate. And many horror and film fans […]