Fantastic Four: First Steps is so good that it erases the bad taste from the previous Fantastic Four movies. It’s as good as those movies were bad. And that’s VERY good. Clearly, director Matt Shakman and writers Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer actually read the comics the movie was based on. That seems like a pretty obvious thing to do, but we’ve … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Up, Up, and Away My Heart!
The new Superman movie is the hit that fans have clamored for and deserve! And Cleveland fans are going to go crazy! James Gunn’s latest foray into the world of DC comics is a blast, a cutting combination of action, drama, humanity, politics and yes, just the right touches of humor. What makes this film different from other superhero beat-‘em-ups is Gunn himself. This guy … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: Been Cravin’ Kraven? Hunt no more!
Now THIS is a nice Christmas present! Sony Studios’ Marvel swan song, Kraven the Hunter, is easily in the top two Marvel movies of the year! The pre-release “reviews” on social media (made by people who had not actually seen the movie, of course), trashed it. After all, it features a grade C Spider-Man villain, and we’ve come to understand that there will not be a whiff of … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: I Just Want to Know More about the Venom Horse!
by Mike Sangiacomo Well, if you gotta go, this is the way to do it. The third (and allegedly) final installment of the Venom movie trilogy is an overpacked action film rife with emotional scenes and a powerful, satisfying ending. Venom: The Last Dance opens this week featuring Tom Hardy as the man with a black, slithering alien inside of him. Venom, created in the … [Read more...]
The Sanctum Sangiacomo: If the Joke is on Everyone, Why Isn’t Anyone Laughing?
By Michael Sangiacomo The new Joker movie may just be too smart for its target audience. Joker: Folie a Deux picks up at the end of the first Joker film, then radically departs from the typical comic book superhero flick into something deep, dark and stunning. It could have been called “The Trial of The Joker” and presented as a simple sequel to the first film, but … [Read more...]