Category: DC

  • The Suicide Squad: Salvaging a Catastrophe

    The Suicide Squad: Salvaging a Catastrophe

    Honestly? I’m amazed this movie exists. Not just because they somehow managed to get James Gunn who somehow managed to convince DC to let him use characters like Polka-Dot Man and John Cena. But because the first movie was a fucking catastrophe! It’s no secret that the first Suicide Squad was a butchered nightmare. It…

  • The Problem with Snyder’s Superman

    Superman is not a complicated character. He’s a symbol of hope, a hero who stands for all that is good. It’s easy to forget that, given how many stories focus on him using his godly powers to beat up a godly villain. Many people don’t recall that what made Superman iconic wasn’t his power, but…

  • The Best On-Screen Jokers

    The Best On-Screen Jokers

    Of all the iconic villains in comics or movies, none can claim to have the same level of popularity as the clown prince of crime: The Joker. Whether they read the comics, watch the cartoons or the movies, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone that doesn’t know who he is! There have been so many iterations of…

  • Shazam: It Only Took Them Six Years (Movie Monday!)

    Shazam: It Only Took Them Six Years (Movie Monday!)

    Consider this a follow-up to last week’s post. In case you missed it, I’ll leave a link at the bottom. I plotted out my ideal Superman movie, it was a lot of fun. Six years. In that time, you had movies starring Superman, Batman, Wonder-Woman, hell, you even gave Aquaman a movie! But you couldn’t…

  • Plotting a Superman Movie (Movie Monday)

    Plotting a Superman Movie (Movie Monday)

    It’s no secret that the DC Cinematic Universe (DCCU? Doesn’t roll off the tongue, does it?) hasn’t done well for itself. It’s been around since 2013 with ‘Man of Steel‘, but they’ve only managed to achieve decent receptions with ‘Wonder-Woman‘, sort of ‘Aquaman‘, and their most recent endeavor: ‘Shazam!’. But their other films, such as…