Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a love letter to its comic books source material that explores what it means to be the iconic superhero, in his (and her) many forms. But while the film possesses some obvious similarities to Marvel Comics’ 2014 “Spider-Verse” storyline, by Dan Slott and Oliver Copiel, there are some major differences …
If you were a big-ticket, Hollywood screenwriter, one of the toughest gigs you could get is the task of turning a video game into a coherent movie. First of all? Video game stories are, you know, meant to be played. Interacted with. It’s literally changing the medium that the concept was built on to adapt …
The 2010s were a big decade for movies. As Hollywood leans more and more into big, bombastic productions, box office revenue seemingly continues to climb. Blockbusters today are making far more than they were just ten years ago thanks to a collective public interest, some great film-making, and the presence of China as a major …
We have seen a lot of hero-villain interaction in media, be it television, movies, comics, or video games. Although these two roles are very opposing forces, there are times when heroes and villains feel much more than hatred for each other, and yes, I am talking about love. It is hard to imagine the hero …
There is a tremendous amount of energy swirling around the first trailer for Marvel’s Hawkeye. This excitement seems obvious to some but maybe a little baffling to others. Why should we care about the guy with the arrows? Jeremy Renner was never Chris Evans or Chris Hemsworth, and fans didn’t bother to find other hot …
It’s the shock of seeing Norman Bates, knife in hand, clad in his mother’s clothes, grinning maniacally in the swinging lamplight. It’s the realization that Kevin Spacey spun us a bunch of lies, and was actually Keyser Söze the whole time. It’s finally connecting “I see dead people” with Bruce Willis being shot at the …
The Conjuring is one of the best horror movies I have seen and believe me, I have seen tons of horror movies. We follow Ed and Lorraine Warren through their investigation. Since the 1970s, this husband-and-wife duo of self-proclaimed demonologists has claimed to have been fighting otherworldly evil. They publicized their work through lecture tours, …
Between 2011 and 2015, millions of women fell in love with Christian Grey, not least of all young Anastasia Steele. The question is, was it his charisma and ‘tragic tortured soul’ aesthetic that attracted her, or was it his deliberate psychological manipulation? This might be surprising, but there’s a lot more to 50 Shades of …
Celebrities are known for their looks and certain characteristics that make them unique, but apparently, these celebrities had a double somewhere in the world many years ago. MARK ZUCKERBERG AND FELIPE IV OF SPAIN Although there are almost 500 years of difference between one and the other, it is impressive to see the similarity …
Today, Bollywood cinema has traveled all over the world and has humbled itself in the hearts of many. In abroad, I think it is basically the refuge found under the shed of “reel” life and the admiration for some particular actors, mixed with the curiosity for the beautiful cultures and traditions of India which attracts …