After the colossal failure of
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and
Suicide Squad, the execs at Warner Bros. knew they needed to right the DC ship immediately.
Wonder Woman’s success instilled a small hope all was not lost, making the anticipation up to the penultimate
Justice League that much more nail-biting.
Let’s be clear about something, everyone wants
Justice League to succeed. Everyone. In comics and pop culture, the
Justice League is iconic and resonates with so many people. Whereas few people understood why Batman and Superman would fight...
Well, we got through the dry and boring month of April where most movies go to die (except
The Fate and the Furious). Thankfully, May is here and
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is about to kick off the season right (or so we hope).
In anticipation for the upcoming summer box office, I've put together this guide to help you navigate the many movies that'll be thrown your way. Because let's be honest, it's hard to sift through this stuff. Of course, there's no real way to know if a movie is going to be good or not until it debuts, but sometimes it's pretty easy to see the red flags. Be sure...
When
The Lego Movie came out, I was honestly skeptical. The idea of throwing a popular toy franchise on to the big screen reeked of a get-rich-quick scheme by Hollywood producers, hoping to capitalize only on the brand name and not put much effort into the cinematic experience. Fortunately, I was very wrong, and admittedly, I fell for the same thinking trap again with
The LEGO Batman Movie.
I figured
The LEGO Movie’s success was nostalgia driven and wouldn’t be able to be replicated in future spin-offs. However,
The LEGO Batman Movie proved you can make a great movie on...
 
Using criminals to help fight against a greater evil is not a new concept.
The Dirty Dozen and
Inglorious Basterds come to mind though I’m sure plenty of others exist.
Suicide Squad, then, is in good company. Anti-hero stories can be tricky to tell because you have to balance their dark character while also creating empathy. Make your anti-hero too evil and you’ll lose the audience, but make them too relatable and you might wonder why they were ever a bad guy in the first place. If done correctly, the storyteller can blur the lines between the good,...
After the colossal failure of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, the execs at Warner Bros. knew they needed to right the DC ship immediately. Wonder Woman’s success instilled a small hope all was not lost, making the anticipation up to the penultimate Justice League that much more nail-biting.
Let’s be clear about something, everyone wants Justice League to succeed. Everyone. In comics and pop culture, the Justice League is iconic and resonates with so many people. Whereas few people understood why Batman and Superman would fight...
