Starting with 2005’s Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan gave the world a new-and-improved Batman. Gone were the familiar flashy comic book stereotypes, replaced by a dark, gritty hero of today’s world in a realistic noir vibe. Batman Begins captured the imagination of comic fans and proved Batman could be more than what he had (d)evolved into
Somethings just seems to go together, peanut butter and jelly, Maro and Luigi and Nintendo and handhelds. The portable market is in a bit of a shake up thanks to the Android and iPhones, and Nintendo’s DS system is in need of a revamp. The new 3DS certainly doesn’t stray far from the working predecessor,
THQ and Vigil Games had a promising hands-on demo of upcoming title Darksiders II available for play on the Comic-Con 2012 exhibition hall floor. The original Darksiders was the bombastic saga of the Horseman of War’s journey through the charred and crumbling ruins of an Earth conquered and swept clear of all human life. An
It could be said that Spider-man is the franchise that proved to the world that comic book based movies could be successful if treated popular. After Batman & Robin the entire genre nearly doubled over and died of shame until X-Men was released in 2000. Reinforcing the legitimacy of the superhero genre Spider-manbroke records and comic book fans
Ted is the first feature film from writer/director Seth MacFarlane, who is most known as the creator of animated TV series Family Guy and American Dad. After the success of those series, it wasn’t a big surprise that he’d take on a big-budget comedy film. Ted is a simple story about a boy, John, who
After four separate posts about Adam Warren I figured I’d take a break from the 24-Hour Adam Warren Station (“All Adam Warren, All The Time”) and write about somebody else. Not that I couldn’t go on and on about the guy’s art, but I’m edging into creepy-fan territory, and people are starting to talk. So
Samsung has achieved a reputation most multi-channel manufacturers can only dream of. Their products span the entertainment, convenience, home appliance fields and many others, and while they are perhaps best known for their line of Home Entertainment products, their computer component line-up is equally impressive.
Honest Abe split rails – and now, he’s splitting vampire skulls in this week’s Dual Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Another book-to-movie adaptation, this one follows little Lincoln through his secret life of vampire slaying and his rise in politics. Follow along as the boys give their two Lincolns about history’s tallest hunter with the
Rock’n’Roll will never die – as long as it never sees Rock of Ages. The cinematic version of a Broadway love letter to rock in the 80’s is a far cry from the spirit of what rock actually was at the time. This movie does its best to capture the success of the original live