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ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part Two
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part Two
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part Two
On the occasion of the film’s 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton’s Batman ’89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in 2011 as part of our exhaustive Cinematic Batmanology series (which also included a massive five-part analysis of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight), this piece by Chris Sims and David Uzumeri strips the fan favorite Batman ’89 down to the bone to get at what works, what doesn’t work, and what’s just plain crazy about Burton’s enduringly influential film.
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Batman' (1989), Part One
On the occasion of the film's 25th anniversary, ComicsAlliance represents our in-depth commentary and review of Tim Burton's Batman '89, the father of modern superhero cinema. Originally published in 2011 as part of our exhaustive Cinematic Batmanology series (which also included a massive five-part analysis of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight), this piece by Chris Sims and David Uzumeri strips the fan favorite Batman '89 down to the bone to get at what works, what doesn't work, and what's just plain crazy about Burton's enduringly influential film.
REVIEW: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' [Spoilers]
REVIEW: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' [Spoilers]
REVIEW: 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' [Spoilers]
Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days of Future Past is the thirty-seventh in 20th Century Fox’s series of X-Men films based on the Marvel Comics franchise originated by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. It is owing to the series’ bitterly old age that the new film is almost totally devoted to reconciling the conflicting plots and divergent timelines of its predecessors. In this very hilarious way, Days of Future Past is the most faithful adaptation to date, having actually translated to film that most core concept of X-Men comics: hopelessly confusing and eternally jacked up continuity.
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review: Not As Amazing As Spider-Man 2
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review: Not As Amazing As Spider-Man 2
Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review: Not As Amazing As Spider-Man 2
Director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 will be ten years old in June. It's an important movie for fans of the superhero genre -- the first movie in this present generation to be "good", rather than "good, but..." The commitment, pathos, and unabashed joy in Sam Raimi's sequel made it nearly everyone's favorite superhero movie -- until The Dark Knight, or Avengers, or Captain America
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Movie Review
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Movie Review
'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Movie Review
When the first Captain America movie came out in 2011, the character seemed like a tough sell. His earnest patriotism felt dated to many and was alienating to some. Marvel Studios has made a habit of landing tough sells. Neither Iron Man nor Thor were the obvious calls that they look like in retrospect, while the plan to tie the characters together in The Avengers was an ambitious gamble. Yet if M
Everything Is Awesome: The 'Lego Movie' Gets Batman Right
Everything Is Awesome: The 'Lego Movie' Gets Batman Right
Everything Is Awesome: The 'Lego Movie' Gets Batman Right
There is a new Batman movie coming out in theaters this weekend, and it's easily the best Batman movie yet. It's also a great sci-fi movie, and a great Western, and a great Matrix remake, and it's especially a great comedy. But first and foremost, it's a Lego movie. And it's the Lego movie. It does everything you want a Lego movie to do. And that's awesome.
'Thor: The Dark World' Review
'Thor: The Dark World' Review
'Thor: The Dark World' Review
If you boiled down Marvel's movies to a basic formula, the first Thor film would be a perfect example of it. It's got some decent superhero action, a lot of shoehorned-in S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff, and one huge feather in its cap: A sense of humor about itself and its characters. Luckily, the new sequel, Thor: The Dark World, is like its predecessor in that it's not afraid to include some levity. As long
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
So, what family obligation will you be ignoring to watch Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tonight? Well, ComicsAlliance gives you permission to ignore the guilt: wedding anniversaries happen all the time; greatest moments in television history only happen once every fifteen years. To celebrate the newest greatest moment in television history, we hereby present our review of the original one: 1998'
'The Wolverine' movie review
'The Wolverine' movie review
'The Wolverine' movie review
You know, I really expected Wolverine to kill more ninjas. That's not being unrealistic, is it? I mean, when you hear that there's going to be a Wolverine movie based, however loosely, on the 1982 Wolverine miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, you go into the theater expecting a few things to happen. I wasn't really looking for a specific number or anything, but if you'd asked me going
‘Man Of Steel': On My Planet, The ‘S’ Is For Sucks [Spoilers]
‘Man Of Steel': On My Planet, The ‘S’ Is For Sucks [Spoilers]
‘Man Of Steel': On My Planet, The ‘S’ Is For Sucks [Spoilers]
If you like Superman movies that we already have, then I imagine you have the best chance of being entertained by Man of Steel. That's really the nicest thing I can say about it, and I say it because when you get right down to it, most of the considerable mistakes that made Man of Steel downright unbearable for me were made in those, too. In that respect, it's really just the latest installment of The Adventures of Terrible Movie Superman.

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