THE WORLDS OF DCTHE WORLDS OF DC
An opinion piece about The Worlds of DC – will it bring about brand confusion?
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STEVE DITKOSTEVE DITKO
Steve Ditko, the legendary comic book artist, was found dead in his New York home this week. Ditko was 90.
(more…)JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM – BETTER THAN EXPECTED!JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM – BETTER THAN EXPECTED!
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow. The sequel to Jurassic World (2015), it is the second installment in the Jurassic World trilogy and the fifth overall installment in the Jurassic Park franchise. (Wikipedia)
(more…)WHY INFINITY WAR IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION THUS FARWHY INFINITY WAR IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE ADAPTATION THUS FAR
Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). (Wikipedia)
(more…)GEEK OUT!!! JESSICA JONES – SEASON 2 [REVIEW]GEEK OUT!!! JESSICA JONES – SEASON 2 [REVIEW]
A third of the way into the 2nd season of the Marvel-Netflix series Jessica Jones, one conclusion becomes unavoidable. The reason that Season 1 worked was down solely to David Tennant’s star turn as Killgrave.
GEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILMS | NO WAY BACK FOR THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSEGEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILMS | NO WAY BACK FOR THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE
Black Panther‘s astonishing domestic box office numbers for its opening 4-days is $245 million, which actually betters Justice League‘s lifetime US box office of $228 million!
GEEK OUT!!! SCIFI FILMS | MUTE [REVIEW]GEEK OUT!!! SCIFI FILMS | MUTE [REVIEW]
The knives are out for Netflix original films, as far as the critics are concerned. Bright was panned and now Duncan Jones’ Mute suffers the same fate. We demur.
GEEK OUT!!! | SCIFI – SPACE OPERA : STAR TREK DISCOVERY – “WILL YOU TAKE MY HAND?” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! | SCIFI – SPACE OPERA : STAR TREK DISCOVERY – “WILL YOU TAKE MY HAND?” [SPOILERS]
Perhaps the best way to view the maiden season of the fan-divisive (now a regular occurrence) Star Trek series, Discovery is to treat it mainly as the redemptive arc of Michael Burnham, and just leave it at that.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE” [SPOILERS]
There was a moment – the briefest possibly – where it seemed that the writers/producers behind Discovery were going to reboot the entire series using the escape from the Mirror Universe as the plot device.
Perhaps then Discovery would exist in a reality more aligned to the original series (which is supposedly a decade away from the events depicted so far.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “VAULTING AMBITION” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “VAULTING AMBITION” [SPOILERS]
After the shocking reveal in the previous episode concerning Tyler’s outing as Voq, nobody quite expected that fans would get an even bigger twist in “Vaulting Ambition”.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “THE WOLF INSIDE” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “THE WOLF INSIDE” [SPOILERS]
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As if it was not enough that the Discovery were lost in the Mirror Universe with the Terran Empire – the evil version of the Federation – threatening their very existence, “The Wolf Inside” unleashed a startling revelation!
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “DESPITE YOURSELF” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “DESPITE YOURSELF” [SPOILERS]
That – as they say – escalated quickly! The return of Star Trek : Discovery finds the ship lost in the ‘mirror’ universe (!) and on a dangerous course in order to get back home.
GEEK OUT!!! REEL TO REAL : FIVE THINGS WE LOOK OUT FOR IN A MOVIE WHEN WRITING A REVIEW – III. TONEGEEK OUT!!! REEL TO REAL : FIVE THINGS WE LOOK OUT FOR IN A MOVIE WHEN WRITING A REVIEW – III. TONE
So far we have looked at why characters and plot are probably the primary elements to consider when reviewing a movie. What’s next? Probably, the TONE of the film.
GEEK OUT!!! REEL TO REAL : FIVE THINGS WE LOOK OUT FOR IN A MOVIE WHEN WRITING A REVIEW – II. PLOTGEEK OUT!!! REEL TO REAL : FIVE THINGS WE LOOK OUT FOR IN A MOVIE WHEN WRITING A REVIEW – II. PLOT
Last time out, we looked at why characters, both main and supporting, are probably the most important element to consider when reviewing a movie. What comes next? Plot.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR WARS EPISODE VIII : THE LAST JEDI [REVIEW]GEEK OUT!!! STAR WARS EPISODE VIII : THE LAST JEDI [REVIEW]
At this point, does it matter what we say about the new Star Wars movie?
GEEK OUT!!! AGENTS OF SHIELD : SEASON 5 EPISODES 1 – 2 [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! AGENTS OF SHIELD : SEASON 5 EPISODES 1 – 2 [SPOILERS]
“Where are we now?”
GEEK OUT!!! CRISIS ON EARTH X – WELCOME TO THE SILVER AGE [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! CRISIS ON EARTH X – WELCOME TO THE SILVER AGE [SPOILERS]
Did DC / CW sneakily produce a 4-hour multi-character story before Avengers: Infinity War?
GEEK OUT!!! THE RUNAWAYS SEASON ONE EPISODES 1 – 3 [REVIEW]GEEK OUT!!! THE RUNAWAYS SEASON ONE EPISODES 1 – 3 [REVIEW]
Amongst comic book geeks, The Runaways has always been a no-brainer for either film or TV adaptation.
GEEK OUT!!! REVIEW OF DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! REVIEW OF DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 [SPOILERS]
If like us, you consider yourself a true fan of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons masterpiece Watchmen, then you will be revulsed by Doomsday Clock, the purported Watchmen sequel.
GEEK OUT!!! THE PUNISHERGEEK OUT!!! THE PUNISHER
After the sensational first three Marvel-Netflix series viz. Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Daredevil 2, the franchise somewhat lost its way with the relatively disappointing Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders. Thus, there was definitely pressure on this adaptation of the fan-favourite character – The Punisher – to right the ship, so to speak.
GEEK OUT!!! JUSTICE LEAGUE – THE SUPER HEROES THE WORLD DESERVESGEEK OUT!!! JUSTICE LEAGUE – THE SUPER HEROES THE WORLD DESERVES
To put it simply, Justice League is a mixed bag, an uneasy balance of light over darkness – which is probably what the general public wants right now for its super-hero movie diet.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – “INTO THE FOREST I GO” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – “INTO THE FOREST I GO” [SPOILERS]
We have loved Star Trek: Discovery from the get-go and in this mid-season finale, the show gives us everything we have been waiting for thus far.
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK : DISCOVERY – “SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM” [SPOILERS]
“Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” means “if you want peace, prepare for war” and that prepares the viewer for the ending of this instalment as it leads into the Fall finale of season one of Star Trek: Discovery!
GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – “MAGIC TO MAKE THE SANEST MAN GO MAD” [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – “MAGIC TO MAKE THE SANEST MAN GO MAD” [SPOILERS]
The biggest gripe that diehard Trekkers have had about Star Trek : Discovery is that the new series has deviated from classic Trek TV. Perhaps this latest episode will make them all feel much better.
GEEK OUT!!! STRANGER THINGS 2 [SPOILERS]GEEK OUT!!! STRANGER THINGS 2 [SPOILERS]
It was a little instructional to binge watch this 2nd season to Netflix’s 80s scifi homage Stranger Things after catching the risible Thor: Ragnarok. If nothing else, Stranger Things 2 demonstrated that the golden age of scifi movies was definitely the 80s.