**DANGER — SPOILERS AHEAD** This week marks the release of Superman vs The Elite, the latest direct-to-video film from Warner Bros. Home Video. The film, released on Blu-Ray and DVD on June 12, retells the classic story from Action Comics 775 from March 2001 called “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?”
Archive for the ‘Film Review’ Category
Superman vs The Elite or “What Happened To Warner Bros. Animation?
Posted: 15th June 2012 by J. Marcus in Film, Film Review, UncategorizedTags: Action Comics, Cartoons, DC Universe, Superman, Superman vs The Elite, Warner Bros. Animation
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The 2 SECRET Companion Shorts to Ridley Scott’s New Film, Prometheus
Posted: 9th June 2012 by Dion in Film, Film Review, News, Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: Alien, David, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Ted 2023, Weyland Industries
Well, people, after an almost-15-year boycott of seeing new films on opening day (Sex and the City 2 doesn’t count because I was dragged to the cinema by the fiancée), I went to see Prometheus last night and boy, was I impressed. Talking about a film for the rest of the night is proof for me that […]
It’s the Avengers’ World Now, We Just Live in It
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Film, Film Review, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Avengers, Batman, Captain America, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Hulk, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Superman, The Flash, Thor, Wonder Woman
Real life conspired to delay my gratification, but yesterday, ten days after its nationwide American release, I finally saw The Avengers. By now, reams* have been written about how good the movie is, how thoroughly it entertains on multiple levels thanks to its snappy Whedonesque dialogue, its insightful Whedonesque explorations of character relationships, and its […]
J’s Spoiler-Free Review of The Avengers
Posted: 9th May 2012 by J. Marcus in Comic Books, Film ReviewTags: Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Loki, Mark Ruffalo, Nick Fury, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, SHIELD, The Avengers, The Black Widow, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Tom Hiddleston
Yesterday I did what seems like my civic duty (after all everyone’s doing it) and went to see The Avengers. This film had a lot going for it before I even got into the theater, so to say that I really wanted to like this movie is an understatement. First, and foremost, it had the potential to […]
The Bum Rap The Adventures of Tintin Received
Posted: 13th April 2012 by Dion in Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Adventures of Tintin, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Indiana Jones, Jamie Bell, Mackenzie Crook, Motion Capture, Nick Frost, Peter Jackson, Robert Rodriguez, Robert Zemeckis, Simon Pegg, Sin City, Steven Spielberg, Tintin, Toby Jones
This week I finally had the pleasure of watching the screen adaptation of Herge’s The Adventures of Tintin, and I really can’t believe how much I enjoyed it. I’d been waiting for it to be released for over a year-and-a-half, after hearing the exciting news that Steven Spielberg would helm the project, teaming up with […]
1970’s Kelly’s Heroes : The ORIGINAL Big Lebowski
Posted: 24th March 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Clint Eastwood, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland, Kelly's Heroes, Telly Savalas, The Big Lebowski
Cinema geeks can cite scores of films, ranging from classics like Clue, Murder By Death, or Weekend at Bernies, to Noises Off! or even Repo Man, that still are able to retain the mystique of being called underground classics, films that are known line for line in many circles but at the same time gloriously refrain from being called “cool” by the mainstream […]
Star Trek: First Contact aka “The Little Train That Couldn’t”
Posted: 13th March 2012 by J. Marcus in Film ReviewTags: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek: First Contact
As the Podwits’ Star Trek expert-at-large, I recently ran down my list of the top TOS-era Star Trek films with great gusto. I have since refrained from doing so for the TNG-era films simply because it would be like picking the king of the morons. For the most part, none of the films had any kind of […]
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man…!
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Tiberius in Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, NewsTags: Spider-Man
While that new Superman looks ridiculous so far, albeit I’ve only seen still photos, the newest incarnation of Spider-Man looks… wait for it… AMAZING!
William Friedkin’s “Cruising” Revisited
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Al Pacino, Cruising, Randy Jurgensen, William Friedkin
On the eve of interviewing retired NYPD and film legend Randy Jurgensen (PLUG for an upcoming Podwits EXCLUSIVE), my fiancée and I sat down and revisited a cult classic, William Friedkin’s Cruising. I have to say, the film gets better with every viewing.
J’s Gratuitous Star Trek Movie Post
Posted: 31st December 2011 by J. Marcus in Film, Film Review, Science FictionTags: Harve Bennett, Leonard Nimoy, Nicholas Meyer, Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Star Trek V: The FInal Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, William Shatner
As promised in this week’s edition of the Podwits Podcast, I’m running down my list of the best Star Trek films as the Podwits’ Trekkie-In-Chief. First, for those who may not have heard the podcast this week, we’re only talking about the original Star Trek films, and not the ones featuring either the Next Generation cast or the […]