• May 1, 2015
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

I’m the first person to admit that I’m not the target audience of the torrent of superhero movies that have been pouring into theaters the last decade or two....

• December 9, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Every movie faces the challenge of engaging and immersing its audience, but comic book movies have two groups to satisfy; the devoted fans and the casual viewer. Ideally the...

• October 13, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Andrew Garfield once again steps into Spidey’s suit (and Peter Parker’s shoes), this time dealing with a pair of nefarious foes – Jamie Foxx’s nerd-turned-villain Electro, and Dane DeHaan’s...

• June 27, 2014
• Moviepie Musings

Burbank, Calif. (June 27, 2014) — Marvel Studios announces Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”: An IMAX® 3D First Look, featuring 17 minutes of exclusive footage from the highly anticipated...

• May 27, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

The formula is so simple – great actors playing great characters in a great film with great effects and a really great screenplay – that’s it’s amazing so many...

• April 4, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

As we all know, there has been a barrage (quite literally… SLAM! BANG! POW!) of superhero movies lately. Audiences can’t seem to get enough, even to the point of...

• 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...

• November 25, 2013
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Every generation seems to have their own versions of popular superheroes. Some people associate George Reeves with the iconic all-American role of Superman. I will always think of Christopher...

• November 8, 2013
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

Chris Hemsworth is pretty, I’ll admit that. Pretty enough where he is becoming another Matthew McConaughey, where he is required at least one gratuitous shirtless scene in each movie...

• October 26, 2013
• At Home, Documentary

I remember going to my first comic book convention to see some TV and movie celebrities. As I waded through the hundreds of tables set up with cardboard boxes...

• May 1, 2013
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Iron Man, aka Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.), seems to be suffering from a bit of PTSD. He has nightmares, colds sweats, panic attacks, and obsessively is working on creating...

• September 26, 2012
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Honestly, this is a bonafide summer blockbuster that totally lives up to its hype, successfully reboots an already-successful franchise and actually outdoes its not-so-distant predecessors. Under the skilled and...