Anghus Houvouras chats with comic book artist John Romita Jr., co-creator of Kick-Ass…. John Romita Jr. has been in the comic book game from when issues were selling millions of copies and hadn’t been reduced to an intellectual property farm for movie studios.  Not only has he witnessed massive changes within the medium, but he […]

Last night saw The Disney Channel premiering the first crossover between the House of Mouse and its subsidiary Marvel with the animated special Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, and now Phineas and Ferb creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh have been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the two step-brothers’ next crossover as they venture […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Kick-Ass 2, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Super Buddies, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, Chronicle 2, Batman vs. […]

The Lone Ranger, 2013 Directed by Gore Verbinski.Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham-Carter. SYNOPSIS: Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. The Lone Ranger has so many problems that a review such […]

Jackson Ball selects his five essential Coen brothers characters… As a couple of the most admired and adored filmmakers around today, there is always a lot of interest in the films of Ethan and Joel Coen. Their movies are always different, but there are certain aspects we have come to expect from the Oscar-winning duo. […]

With Disney and Lucasfilm choosing to remain tight-lipped about their plans for Star Wars: Episode VII at the D23 Expo, it seems the internet has taken upon itself to kick-start some Star Wars news this past week. Things got underway on Monday with a report claiming that Ian McDiarmid would be back as Emperor Palpatine […]

It seems that Warner Bros. may finally have found its director for the long-gestating big screen version of The Twilight Zone, with The Wrap reporting that Joseph Kosinski (TRON: Legacy, Oblivion) has entered negotiations to helm the latest adaptation of Rod Serling’s classic anthology series, which is being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. Several […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Uncanny X-Men… “SHIELD has a new agent and she’s a fan favorite mutant? Cyclops loses full control of his powers on the streets of Los Angeles. “ Things are moving at a rapid pace in the X-Universe these days. All the titles are getting their respective houses in […]

You’re Next, 2011. Directed by Adam Wingard.Starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Wendy Glenn, and Joe Swanberg. SYNOPSIS: When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. Adam Wingard’s 2007 lo-fi Pop Skull […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “Witness the moment Bruce Wayne becomes Batman as ‘Zero Year’ makes history! And in the backup story, a young Bruce Wayne fights for his life in a death match in Russia!“ Issue #22 was one of the strongest that Scott Snyder has written in his time on […]