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Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?

August 16, 2015 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC, DC Extended Universe, fantastic four, Green Lantern, Iron Man 2, Man of Steel, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man 2, Suicide Squad, Superman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises

The Week in Spandex – Fantastic Four, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Constantine, Blade, The Punisher, Heroes Reborn and more

August 15, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Blade, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, The Punisher, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Constantine, Arrow, The Flash, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Arrow, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Blade, Captain America: Civil War, Captain Marvel, Constantine, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, fantastic four, Fantastic Four 2, Gotham, Guardians, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Heroes, Heroes Reborn, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Powerless, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Flash, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Punisher, Vixen, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

Suicide Squad’s Jared Leto teases The Killing Joke on Instagram?

August 10, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Suicide Squad star Jared Leto has taken to Instagram to post a short video of his shadow, which may (or may not) alude to one of the Joker’s most iconic looks from Alan Moore and Brian Bollan’s Batman: The Killing Joke… https://instagram.com/p/6MG6NgTBaQ/   For comparison, here’s an image of The Joker wearing a very similar […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Batman: The Killing Joke, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

The Week in Spandex – (Not So) Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Batman v Superman, Hellboy 3, The Crow and more

August 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Vixen, Supergirl, Hellboy […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agent Carter, Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, Gambit, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Crow, The Flash, Vixen, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

Jim Parrack playing Jonny Frost in Suicide Squad

August 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It looks like we have confirmation on the role set to be played by Jim Parrack (True Blood) in Suicide Squad, with actress Corina Calderon revealing on Instagram that as rumoured, Parrack will portray the Joker’s henchman Jonny Frost. The character is driver for the Clown Prince of Crime, who appeared in Brian Azzarello and […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Jim Parrack, Suicide Squad

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gambit, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Superman Lives, The Killing Joke and more

August 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Superman Lives, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Vixen, Supergirl, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Star Wars Tagged With: Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: The Killing Joke, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, Fantastic Four 2, Gambit, Gods and Secrets, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jessica Jones, Justice League, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Superman, superman lives, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened, The Flash, The Punisher, Thunderbolts, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, Vixen, Wolverine, Wolverine 3, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

Superhero Movies: Contrarian Opinions and Partisan Fandoms

July 31, 2015 by Samuel Brace

Samuel Brace on contrarian opinions and parisan fandoms…. This is a great time to be a fan. A fan of superheroes and superhero movies, of a particular TV series or film franchise, to be a fan of pretty much anything and anyone. For this there is no doubt. Fandom’s are at their peak, with the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, DC, DC Extended Universe, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Suicide Squad

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, X-Men/Fantastic Four, Gambit and more

July 25, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, Justice League Dark, Hellboy 3, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Batman, Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Bad Blood, Batman: The Killing Joke, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, fantastic four, Gambit, Gotham, green lantern corps, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellboy 3, Justice League Dark, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Flash, Thor: Ragnarok, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Superman Lives, Deadpool, Constantine and more

July 18, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Superman Lives, Justice League Mortal, Gotham, […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Ant-Man, Arrow, Avengers Assemble, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Bad Blood, Captain America: Civil War, Constantine, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, fantastic four, George Miller's Justice League Mortal, Gotham, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Justice League Mortal, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, superman lives, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened, The Flash, The LEGO Batman Movie, Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, X-Force, X-Men: Apocalypse

The most tweeted about movies, TV shows and celebrities from Comic-Con 2015

July 14, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The San Diego Comic-Con took place over the weekend (which I’m sure you’re more than aware about), and Twitter has been analysing social media activity over the past few days to work out the most tweeted-about movies, TV shows and celebrities during the convention. So, what was the most popular movie on the social media […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Arrow, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Dylan Sprayberry, Jared Padalecki, Jennifer Lawrence, Jensen Ackles, Justice League, Misha Collins, Once Upon a Time, San Diego Comic-Con International, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Suicide Squad, Supernatural, Teen Wolf, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, The Vampire Diaries

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