Even in the mid-sixties, Superman was no stranger to merchandise. Since his 1938 debut, the hero’s image had graced everything from wooden dolls to wind-up toys to even shampoo. But by modern standards, there still hadn’t been a Superman action figure. Ideal Toys changed this in 1966, when they would become the first manufacturer of […]
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The 2010s were the era of dystopian movies, remember? And most of them were adaptations, which also gained a lot of attention at the time. However, the interesting thing is that when we try to think back on those productions, only a few actually come to mind. So eventually, the hype around dystopia started to […]
Doctor Doom is about to finally hit Marvel’s greatest stage with Avengers: Doomsday, but as usual, if fans really want to understand him, they need to read Marvel Comics. Doom is in a very interesting place in the comics. He became the Sorcerer Supreme in Blood Hunt and used that power to take over the […]
Image Courtesy of 20th Century Studios The Fantastic Four are now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, introduced through The Fantastic Four: First Steps and confirmed to play a central role in Avengers: Doomsday this December. Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) gave Marvel’s […]
Almost three decades ago, one of the most iconic final girls in the history of horror cinema revived a slasher franchise, only for her to return and repeat this feat some 20 years later in a second reboot. By the late ‘90s, the slasher movie was in a tricky place. The horror subgenre had exploded […]
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Matt Reeves’ 2022 film The Batman became one of the most successful DC releases in years, pairing critical acclaim with a massive box office haul that immediately positioned Robert Pattinson as the definitive live-action Dark Knight for a new generation. Reeves wasted little time revealing his ambitions extended well […]
Image Courtesy of Warner Bros. Movie remakes are constantly happening nowadays, with Hollywood regurgitating every popular franchise in order to turn already-established ideas into continuous money machines. Worthwhile remakes are few and far between, with most retreads of iconic movies or TV shows not justifying why the studio dug up the corpse of the original […]
Courtesy of TOHO / GKIDS No one expected Godzilla Minus One to be the masterpiece it is. Written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the story pits the titular beastie against a disgraced kamikaze pilot in postwar Japan, slamming audiences with breathtaking action and poignant ruminations on love, survivor’s guilt, and living for the future. The […]
Image courtesy of DC Studios Man of Tomorrow is the direct follow-up to 2025’s Superman, set to introduce Brainiac (Lars Eidinger) to theatrical audiences for the first time while tasked with convincing audiences and investors of the viability of the DC Universe strategy. James Gunn is writing and directing the sequel himself, reuniting David Corenswet […]
Spooky season isn’t quite upon us just yet, but there is no doubt that there is one movie everyone is talking about and that’s The Mummy. Back in 2025, it was announced that a fourth film in the 1999 The Mummy franchise — you know, the one starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz — was […]