My brother has a term he uses to classify action movies: “high knees and explosions”. It’s pretty self-explanatory: in action movies, there’s a lot of running and a lot of explosions. It’s an integral part of the genre. Well, over the last 27 years, there’s been one franchise that has…

in all my 24 years on this planet, i never thought i’d utter those words. yet, here we are, and here they are. why? what has led me down this path? come with me, let’s find out. i am smack-dab in the middle of a panic attack as i write…

Few events in comic book history are as controversial as the 2007 Spider-Man storyline “One More Day”. The story that ended Peter and MJ’s marriage, as well as (in my opinion) the best run on a comic book ever, it was immensely polarizing when it was released 16 years ago…

For a number of years, and especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been made about the death of cinema, with many culprits being pointed at for the crime. Superhero movies were blamed for choking the box office, and even filmgoers were said to “no longer want to go to…

Almost from the beginning of his publication, Batman has had a Robin. A sidekick, a partner. Someone to knock heads with on the streets. Over the years, the various characters that have inhabited the “Robin” persona have come to develop a familial relationship with Batman. A sort of father-son bond…

There are a lot of things to love about Across the Spider-Verse. The animation continues to push and even break boundaries, the characters are given even more depth, and the story is brilliantly immersive. But I’m not going to talk about that. …

There are a lot of things to love about Across the Spider-Verse. The animation continues to push and even break boundaries, the characters are given even more depth, and the story is brilliantly immersive. But I’m not going to talk about that. …

There are many examples of found families that can be seen in various forms of fiction. From DC’s Bat-family (considered to be the gold standard), to the seemingly eternal Fast and Furious franchise. But I think there may be one that has a shot at measuring up to Bruce Wayne…

Harley Quinn is perhaps the most famous female comic book character not named Diana Prince. From her beginnings in Batman: The Animated Series, to being touted as the fourth pillar of DC Comics, everyone’s favorite psycho psychiatrist has had an interesting existence. But one thing has always been missing (at…