Right, right…

As I noted in a prior post, despite the (understandable) controversy about In The Heights, the movie was a showcase for Grace as a possible Batgirl. Grace’s character has the warmth, intelligence and stubborn determination we’d want in Barbara Gordon. Even the dynamic between Grace and Jimmy Smits, playing her father…

I think the issue some people had with Grace’s casting in ItH is that she’s not Latina (in a role that they felt should go to someone of that ethnicity), not that she isn’t nonwhite.

Of course KM is going to be a villain in Batgirl —- you think any studio is going to miss the opportunity for justified fire pyrotechnics?

As much as I hate Trump, he didn’t invent politicians not taking responsibility and escaping accountability, he just distilled it to its essence.

I hate Kinja: I can’t find your comment about Nazis. You are correct that CA: FA did introduce the Nazis as the antagonists. But over the course of the film that focus shifts to Hydra and Red Skull himself separates that fictional evil organization from the real one. That’s a frequent Marvel strategy: they want the…

Blade is an action/pulp horror hybrid, and the horror aspect is the major element that distinguishes him from other action heroes. He started in Tomb of Dracula, a horror comic.

This looks like a contender, but the best thing about Florida stories is that there will always be another one.

Saves money on caddies.

This may not be the most Florida story ever, but its at least eligible for silver or bronze in the category.

I believe you are correct about the katana, and Blade’s swordplay is not strictly samurai or even japanese, but a blend of martial styles. But Snipes himself acknowledged he borrowed elements from samurai culture.

I don’t think being Muslim would conflict with canonic history or core qualities, just curious what impact it might have on the character if Marvel did go in that direction. Especially given the MCU’s penchant for exploring Identity. And, as I noted above, Marvel has chosen a director who often explores Muslim…

Am I the only one on earth who thinks Ali isn’t a good fit for the role?

* Marvel knows that it will have to convince people that it’s doing right by Blade—and that one way of accomplishing that is by doing right by Wesley Snipes.

Afros are sort of back in style, though I think Ali prefers a streamlined look, but I don’t think we are going back to green coats matched with purple knife sheaths (although the colors are complementary). And trading in the teak knives for silver ones was probably the smartest move the original Blade movies made.…

Hey, “UpdatedUserName+” is not the worst name for a streaming service I’ve ever heard.

 I wonder if they are not allowed to say anything about the site functionality?

Kinja clearly doesn’t care.

Don’t be sorry, I and a large number of other commenters have been complain for months with no response from anyone. I don’t wish to take it out on the editors or writers — this is certainly an owner/management issue — but its very irritating I have yet to see a single one even acknowledge the problem. They need to…

Nothing wrong with private enterprise getting into upper atmosphere and orbital transport, but the hype is ridiculous. The technology base was developed by the public sector, the industry is heavily subsidized with public money — all that to do what Mercury astronauts and monkeys accomplished 60+ years ago.