Give and Take in Superhero Cinema
The other day I was talking to a friend and he brought up the idea that there’s no such thing as a perfect movie, arguing that the best films have flaws that enhance them rather than sully them. In principle, I disagree with this (a Hitchens quote comes to mind: “It’s only true if you […]
REVIEW: Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
If you had hopes that Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver would improve upon Part One, you can give up on them. The next chapter in Zack Snyder’s failed Star Wars script/blockbuster Netflix sci-fi epic is just as empty, boring, drawn-out, and illogical as its predecessor, with bad dialogue, worse character development (on the occasion […]
Zack Snyder Insults People Who Don’t Like His Movies
Zack Snyder said some more weird stuff to defend his awful movies. He appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to talk about Rebel Moon and his other films, and he made a strange argument against bashing his movies: if you don’t like them, you’re asking for focus group-approved movies. You can see the clip below: What […]
Rebel Moon Part Two – Does Anyone Care?
Rebel Moon started off as a very basic concept – Zack Snyder’s failed Star Wars pitch brought to life by his deal with Netflix. And to his legion of (non-bot) fans out there, getting to see “Snyder Wars” was a winning proposition. After all, the filmmaker was “done dirty” by those evil executives over at […]
Zack Snyder Thinks Batman is Irrelevant if he Doesn’t Kill
Zack Snyder appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience and talked about, among other things, his DC films. The segment that’s setting off alarm bells in superhero fans is when he talks about Batman and his rule against killing. In Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Snyder’s version of Batman – played by Ben Affleck – kills […]
Dean Cain Talks James Gunn’s Superman with Geeks + Gamers
James Gunn’s Superman movie – which is now officially called Superman – has begun filming, and whatever your expectations at this stage, everyone is eager to see what the new version of the world’s greatest superhero will be like. That includes Superman himself, Dead Cain, the co-star (with the immortal Teri Hatcher) of the 90s TV […]