by Michael Sangiacomo CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Shazam” is a rollicking good kids' movie that adults will enjoy on different levels. For once, we see what a 14-year-old boy would be like if he had the power to turn into a super-powered adult – he’d show off, buy beer and go into a strip club. But since the movie is PG-13, he dislikes the taste of beer and is confused by the … [Read more...]
THANOS, The Concerned Titan
Comics and Philosophy Episode #002 In the new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos joins a long list of consequentialist villains – those who are willing to justify the barbarity of their actions by the perceived goodness of their envisioned results: think Adrian Veidt’s gambit against nuclear annihilation at the end … [Read more...]
10 Awesome Things – Wonder Woman Edition!
It's Drudgler's 10 Awesome Things - Wonder Woman Edition! This is the first of a series of 10 Awesome Things posts and it's entirely appropriate that it's about My Weird Fantasy, an Amazon Princess. I barely remember the first time I read a comic book. I must have been about 6 or 7 and I think it was a Sad Sack comic. I also can't remember the first time I fell in love, … [Read more...]
Kong of Skull Island – A Review
If you would ever be even slightly motivated to go out and see a movie like this, then there are two reasons to make it Kong of Skull Island: 1) It will be the only movie you need to see for the next couple of years to get your complete fix of nearly every action movie trope and 2) It’s the best giant monster fighting yet in the digital era of movie monster … [Read more...]