Anghus Houvouras on whether Captain America: Civil War’s Zemo is the best Marvel movie villain… Marvel movies have become a staple of blockbuster cinema, conquering the cineplex multiple times each year with crowd pleasing popcorn pictures. While everyone has been pleased as punch with the heroes that populate the Marvel cinematic universe, the villains have […]
Why was Ghostbusters so unfunny?
Anghus Houvouras on the Ghostbusters reboot… I have only one requirement of a comedy: It must make me laugh. A chuckle is fine. A smile or a grin is appreciated. A knee slap is great. However if you promise me a comedy, at some point i’m going to have to laugh. The Jackass movies are […]
The Big Risks: Hollywood’s big gambles in 2015
Anghus Houvouras on Hollywood’s big gambles of 2015… 2015 has the potential to be a landmark year for film. By now you’re familiar with the slew of big budget blockbusters being lined up at theaters this year. There’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Jurassic World, as well as new installments […]
The Oscar Race or the Oscar Master Race: Sexism, Racism, and the All-White Award Show
Anghus Houvouras on the Academy Awards and a lack of diversity… ‘Armchair quarterback’. It’s a popular phrase here in the United States, referring to those know-it-all fans who sit in their armchairs yelling at the screen during a football game. Some d-bag who is certain that he or she can make better decisions than the […]
Star Trek: Beyond Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Sulu’s sexuality in Star Trek Beyond… “God save us from people who mean well.” – Virkram Seth Diversity has become such a buzz word and used so frequently that it has almost lost all value. All we hear about is the need for more diversity in entertainment, constantly berated with columns about Hollywood’s lack […]
Hail Hydra: Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value
Anghus Houvouras on Nick Spencer, Captain America, and the increasing reliance on shock value… Hail Hydra. Two words that broke the internet last month after writer Nick Spencer debuted his epic new arc on Captain America. The reveal on the final page seemed to imply that Captain America has been a deep cover agent for […]
Do film critics matter?
Anghus Houvouras on film critics and whether they matter… Do film critics matter? It’s an age-old question. One that has been asked as far back as the creation of the movie medium. Maxim Gorky, a Russian writer, was one of the first ever to pen a movie review after seeing a collection of Lumiere films […]
Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?
Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise… Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic […]
Movies Marvel Should Make: Vision & The Scarlet Witch
Anghus Houvouras would like to see Marvel making a Vision and Scarlet Witch movie… Earlier this week I talked at length about why The Inhumans was possibly pulled from the Marvel Movie slate. While I have nothing against The Inhumans, it was the Marvel movie I was the least interested in seeing brought to life. […]
Movie Review – Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey. SYNOPSIS: Fearing that the actions of […]
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