Of all the X-men installments from the movie franchise, hands down “X-Men First Class” is its star pupil. It has all the components: vengeance, thrilling action scenes that don’t try to bombard you with all the latest special effects, and quality actors that transform these original 2-D comic book characters into fleshy, multi-faceted beings (well, Read More
There’s a scene at the very beginning of the recent animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood in which the Joker, in a characterization that is more Heath Ledger than Mark Hamill, is taunting a bound Robin while he beats him over the head with a crowbar. This homicidal Joker is the way Batman’s archnemesis Read More
(Warning: Light Nerditry Ahead) A few years ago, Marvel launched a crossover event called Civil War that nodded vigorously toward topicality: a massive explosion goes off in Stamford, CT during a clash between a superhero team on a reality show and some super-powered bad guys, in which 600 people — including all the children in Read More
