Robert Townsend’s Meteor Man is better than Blankman, though not by much.
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Robocop is definitely a superhero film (and an origin story) and deserves to be high on this list.
Although I agree that Man of Steel has enjoyable elements, I take issue with the idea it is actually an optimistic film. The Kents are supposed to represent bedrock values of compassion, fairness and hope. While Kevin Costner and Diane Lane embody those facets innately, the plot of MOS has them teaching Clark fear…
And we see the Punisher take a spray can to his uniform at the end—hinting that he’s going to be sporting a skull on his chest when we see him next.
The TV Daredevil has heightened senses, not just hearing. There is also the suggestion that his extraordinary senses, physical aptitude and rapid healing are all at least partially based in his innate and trained ability to control his chi energy. Other characters in the show also give credence to the idea of…
I don’t care about her accomplishment or her gender. Both she and Sanders are qualified to be nominees. HRC represents the controlling wing of the Democratic Party, which is — in my view — conservative, corporatist and inadequate to the reform I feel is necessary. Sanders represents reform I want to see us move toward…
Maybe it had something to do with the network’s color commentator.
Yes, this bugged me about the original Winston too. Why does “everyman” seem to mean black and not particular intelligent or educated? I always felt that Winston should be an ex-cop or ex-soldier, but I think they missed a real opportunity to update the character in a way useful to the team, like making her an expert…
I know he doesn’t look lean and tall like the comic book Gambit, but Tatum has the acrobatic dexterity and laid back but cocksure southern charm that would fit the character well. I could totally buy him as a sneak thief, con man and womanizer.
Now I’ll never be able to sit atop a pelvic throne without thinking about Gerard Butler. Thanks, Charlie!
I just don’t believe that the audience for Iron Fist would have trouble believing that an Asian or Asian American hero could come from a background of extreme privilege: from U.S. startup billionaires to the scions of China’s wealthy class coming to this country and snapping up miles of expensive real estate, plenty…
Iron Fist is not a fish out of water in Asia: he’s a rich contemporary kid who’s a fish out of water in a timeless, mystical kingdom in another dimension. Any person on Earth is going to be a fish out of water in that circumstance. Rand is then a fish out of water with Luke in part because of his privileged childhood…
Batman and Superman together in an R rated movie? About damn time.
Why is it important to Zoom hide the man in the iron mask’s identity? No one knew where his lair was except villainous henchmen like Killer Frost. Jesse Wells and Barry Allen weren’t supposed to escape, so what was there to conceal from them? It certainly could be another Jay, but what difference does it make knowing…
WHAT DO YOU MEAN “WE”, HUMAN?
Megalyn E.K.’s live-action debut as Vixen
Baby steps.
On wresting mats in the state of Alabama in 2016 for around 15 minutes at a time? Yes there does seem to be an mechanical advantage to being amputated at the knee for at least one person. As opposed to having lower legs all the time, which seems more generally advantageous all around.
I see it as progress. I look forward to a day when all women, regardless of ethnicity or background, can feel the same entitlement to be oblivious assholes as male sports fans.
I love Don McGregor and Billy Graham’s BP story arc “The Panther’s Rage”. McGregor’s wordy, poetic writing style is an acquired taste, but he and Graham created a hero that was a complicated, romantic and viscerally pulpy pleasure.