Although Wonder Woman has received unanimous praise, one of the few agreed-upon missteps – once again for the superhero genre – was weak villains, with equally weak character definition and motives. One of the bright spots here, however, was the arguably underutilized Doctor Poison, played by Elena Anaya; she seems to be being used and […]
In Defence of Conventional Storytelling
Henry Bevan defends conventional storytelling… One of the most annoying and backhanded critical compliments is “it’s great but conventional.” So many films met with critical acclaim are often simultaneously bashed for presenting their stories in a popular way. It is lazy and naive thinking to dismiss something as conventional without engaging with why it is. […]
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins understands both sides to the women-only screening debate
For those unaware, theater chain Alamo Drafhouse decided to host some women-only screenings of Wonder Woman as a one night only special event kind of deal. The decision sparked much debate online, and now director Patty Jenkins has given her thoughts on the situation. Speaking to Southern California Public Radio’s The Frame, Jenkins stated that: “I actually […]
Director John Landis is “bored shitless with Marvel”, praises Wonder Woman
Director John Landis (best known for the likes of National Lampoon’s Animal House and The Blues Brothers) was recently put on the spot to give his thoughts on the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he did not hold back on his true feelings. “I’m just… truthfully, I’m bored shitless with the Marvel Universe […]
The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman, Justice League, DCEU future updates, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Batgirl, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad 2, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Batman: The Animated Series, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Cloak & Dagger, X-Men: […]
Patty Jenkins would like to direct a Superman movie
Wonder Woman is currently crushing the box-office worldwide, and receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Given the critical reception to Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, it seems that Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins may have single-handedly saved the DC Extended Universe. With that said, it’s safe to say that Patty Jenkins will […]
Patty Jenkins says she only reshot one scene for Wonder Woman
In the build up to the release of Wonder Woman, director Patty Jenkins revealed that the final cut of the DC blockbuster was almost identical to what she originally shot, and that very little changed from her rough cut during the post-production process. However, it seems that we did get one extra scene during the reshoots, […]
Comic Book Review – Trinity Vol. 1: Better Together
Ricky Church reviews Trinity Vol. 1: Better Together… The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. The Amazon Warrior. The three greatest heroes in the DC Universe unite when the threats to our planet are bigger than any one of them can handle. But now, the deadly White Mercy has Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman in […]
Movie Review – Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielson, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Said Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Lucy Davis and Elena Anaya. SYNOPSIS: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside […]
The Mummy tops studio TV ad spending
The Mummy has seen more investment in TV ad spending this week than any other movie. With substantial hits in theatres right now such as Wonder Woman, other high profile movies still playing, and even more to come, it’s interesting to see that Universal has claimed the top spot for TV ad spending for The […]
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