Comics Alliance Reviews 'Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
So, what family obligation will you be ignoring to watch Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tonight? Well, ComicsAlliance gives you permission to ignore the guilt: wedding anniversaries happen all the...
View Article'Thor: The Dark World' Is A Good Time At The Movies (Most Of The Time) [Review]
If you boiled down Marvel's movies to a basic formula, the first Thor film would be a perfect example of it. It's got some decent superhero action, a lot of shoehorned-in S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff, and one...
View ArticleEverything Is Awesome: The 'Lego Movie' Finally Gets Batman Right [Review]
There is a new Batman movie coming out in theaters this weekend, and it's easily the best Batman movie yet. It's also a great sci-fi movie, and a great Western, and a great Matrix remake, and it's...
View Article'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Review: It's Marvel's Universe, We're...
When the first Captain America movie came out in 2011, the character seemed like a tough sell. His earnest patriotism felt dated to many and was alienating to some. Marvel Studios has made a habit of...
View Article'Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Review: Not As Amazing As 'Spider-Man 2′
Director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 will be ten years old in June. It's an important movie for fans of the superhero genre -- the first movie in this present generation to be "good", rather than "good,...
View ArticleREVIEW: 'Crisis On Infinite X-Men Movies' or: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'...
Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days of Future Past is the thirty-seventh in 20th Century Fox’s series of X-Men films based on the Marvel Comics franchise originated by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. It is...
View ArticleWhat Are You: Comics Alliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton's Batman '89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in...
View ArticleLove That Joker: Comics Alliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part Two
On the occasion of the film’s 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton’s Batman ’89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in...
View ArticlePlot Is Overrated: 'Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe' Cartoonist Tom Scioli Reviews...
I love my job. I make Transformers vs. G.I.Joe comics on a monthly basis (with the help of my co-writer John Barber). As part of due diligence, it's my duty to see Transformers: Age of Extinction. My...
View ArticleGuardians Of The Galaxy: A Star (Lord) Is Born [Review]
Director James Gunn's Guardians Of The Galaxy is a big gamble for Marvel Studios. It's an unknown quantity even to most comic fans. It's a space opera at a time when non-Lucasfilm space operas don't...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Is a 'Big Hero 6′? (And 24 Other Urgent Questions)
Opening on November 7 is the new Disney animated hullabaloo titled ‘Big Hero 6.’ In ‘Big Hero 6,’ five regular human beings are brought together to fight crime alongside an inflatable robot doctor. I...
View ArticleReview: 'Fantastic Four' Is a Complete Bore
Here’s the thing about this Fantastic Four movie: it was supposed to be horrible. This movie has been riding an almost unprecedented level of bad buzz since earlier this year. Strangely, it seems to...
View ArticleThe 'Batman v Superman' Ultimate Edition Is a More Ambitious Movie – But Not...
“In a democracy,” says Holly Hunter’s Senator Finch in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, “good is a conversation, not a unilateral decision.” The 32 minutes added to the movie’s “Ultimate Edition,”...
View Article'Kubo and the Two Strings' Review: A Mythological Masterpiece From Laika
Anomalisa is a tough stop-motion act to follow (to be fair, Charlie Kaufman typically sets the bar pretty high), but if anyone is suited for the task it’s Laika, the studio behind delightful animated...
View ArticleStrange Visions: ComicsAlliance Reviews The 1978 Made-For-TV 'Doctor Strange'...
Doctor Strange is Marvel Studio's latest entry into its ever growing cinematic universe, and while Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofer fighting against the evil forces of Mads Mikkelsen is all...
View Article'Rogue One' Review: A 'Star Wars' Movie Heavy on War (And Light on Stars)
It’s telling that Rogue One’s best character is a robot. Continue reading…
View Article'The LEGO Batman Movie' Review: Finally, A Batman Who Does Play Around
It’s a question that has perplexed Batman villains since at least 1989: “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” Finally, we have an answer. The LEGO Store. The one a few blocks from Warner Bros.’ New...
View ArticleWhat Are You: Comics Alliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton's Batman '89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in...
View Article'Power Rangers' Review: A Surprisingly Fun Superhero Reboot
The joy of the Power Rangers TV series was how campy it was. It was pure fun to watch teenagers jump around in nerdy spandex suits, fly giant robot machines, and fight ridiculous monsters (one was...
View Article'Ghost in the Shell' Review: An Empty Shell With Nothing to Say
There’s a huge problem at the center of Ghost in the Shell. You already knew that, though. You’ve heard about the whitewashing controversy and the problems of co-opting Asian culture for western...
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