• October 4, 2024
• At Home, Crime, Drama, Music

If your French-isms are a little rusty like mine, it may or may not help to know that “folie à deux” translates to “the presence of the same or...

• June 17, 2023
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

You can never accuse The Flash of not going big. There are multiverses, multisuperheroes, and even multiFlashes. Why have one Batman when you can have all of them? Why...

• November 17, 2017
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

This is meant to be the origin story of DC Comics’ version of the Knights of the Round Table (or, I don’t know, the Avengers?). We’ve met the current...

• June 29, 2017
• Animation, At Home, Comedy

I very much enjoyed The LEGO Movie, from that damn catchy earworm theme song “Everything is Awesome!” to the subversively funny and delightful script. Hands down, the scene-stealer from...

• December 13, 2016
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

DC Comics’ Suicide Squad is a mishmash of bad guys and villains pulled together as the government’s secret weapon. Superman is dead, and an official posits the scary thought,...

• October 26, 2016
• Animation, At Home, Fantasy

After becoming completely exasperated with Damian’s risky, self-serving behavior, the Justice League sends him to work with the Teen Titans. The hope is that Damian will bond with kids...

• March 25, 2016
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

When I heard about this film, with the crossover of DC mythologies, I honestly was kind of confused. I never followed the original DC or Marvel comics, so when...

• February 17, 2016
• Action, Animation, At Home

I always snort a little when I see an animated feature that’s rated PG-13, but in the case of Batman: Bad Blood, it’s actually pretty appropriate. It’s not just...

• October 12, 2015
• At Home, Documentary

Anyone who spent any time online perusing social media in November 2013 no doubt stumbled across the feel-good story of the year. A 5-year-old boy named Miles Scott wanted...

• May 15, 2015
• Animation, At Home

Few things will sell a comic movie better than a cool action figure, so Batman vs. Robin gets points right off the bat. This action figure is not a...

• February 22, 2014
• Action, Animation, At Home, Television

I’ve always been puzzled about the intended audience of comic book cartoon shows. I mean, they’re animated and usually air when and where kids can find them, but they’re...

• February 22, 2014
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Drama

Batman Begins is, obviously, the story of how Bruce Wayne becomes Batman.  As a child he falls into a well full of bats.  Haunted by the experience, Bruce freaks...