Joker
An origins story for Batman’s most iconic and frequently portrayed villain, Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a disturbed stand-up comedian who seeks an outlet for his psychosis after […]
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Hulk
Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is a nuclear researcher with a dark and convoluted past. His estranged father (Nick Nolte) coincidentally worked in the exact same field, carrying out experiments with […]
Hellboy (2019)
Imagine if instead of making The Return of the King, New Line had started a new Lord of the Rings trilogy, featuring Milla Jovovich and a song by Muse. That’s […]
The Crow
The Crow is a comic book adaptation in which a vengeful rockstar (Brandon Lee) gets resurrected, Rolling Stones style. Released in 1994, The Crow is dedicated to its star Brandon […]
Batman Returns
The follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman takes a turn for the macabre, as lead villain The Penguin (Danny DeVito), a deformed creature raised in the sewer, runs for mayor in Gotham, […]
Swamp Thing
After an explosion in his lab turns Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) into the Swamp Thing (Dick Durock), he and government agent Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau) must evade capture by the evil Dr. Anton […]
Fantastic Four (1994)
We recently reviewed After Earth, in which we concluded that the desire to humour a spoilt rich kid is not a well from which a quality film can spring. But […]
Superman
With the world still struggling to come to terms with just how bad Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is, we thought it would be a good idea to look back at […]
The Punisher
After watching The Punisher, I was astonished to read that it was made in 2004. This is, in part, due to the fact most of the action is done in camera: […]
X-Men: Apocalypse
Soon after the events of Days of Future Past (or before?) a super-mutant is resurrected in Egypt. Among his powers are the ability to manipulate matter, the ability to enhance […]
