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· by Nathan Kerner · Mar 12, 2018

Can we stop using the word "reboot"?

Looking at this year’s slate of movie reboots (including Death Wish, Tomb Raider, Venom, Robin Hood: Origins, and Mary Poppins Returns) made me come to a realization: Someday, Disney is going to reboot Star Wars…

· by Henrik Magnusson · Jan 18, 2018

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…

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· by Jordon Davis · Nov 29, 2017

Superheroes, ranked (in order of Jewish-ness)

This Halloween, more children than ever dressed up as their favorite superheroes, according to a statistic I just made up. It makes sense for children to aspire to be powerful, respected bats and metal drunks. But my family is Jewish,…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Nov 16, 2017

A requiem for Zack Snyder’s vision

In the ever-escalating competition for the hearts and minds of fanboys, the summer blockbuster season has now extended well into the winter. First, Disney decided that Star Wars needed to be an annual Christmas tradition. And now, the DC Cinematic…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 1, 2017

Hit or Bomb? November 2017 movie predictions

Welcome to November! It’s officially the holiday season and the studios are now bringing out their A-game in terms of star-studded special effects extravaganzas. Once again, we at the Agony Booth are here to make knee-jerk assessments about which of…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 28, 2017

3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies

What followed was basically Girls with superpowers.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Jul 20, 2017

3 supervillains Batman was clearly just humoring

Batman barely made an effort to catch this guy, presumably thinking it was all some sort of Make-A-Wish thing for a terminally stupid patient.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 22, 2017

5 things to love about the '60s Batman TV show

The recent passing of Adam West (and in such close proximity to that of Sir Roger Moore!) has already led to a beautiful tribute to him being written on this site by one of my colleagues. So I’d like to…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Jun 7, 2017

3 horrible superhero sidekicks

Ah yes, the sidekick: one of the most enduring concepts in superhero fiction. Dating back to the earliest days of the medium, the sidekick typically serves as a valuable backup for the hero himself (as well as an extra shootable…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · May 15, 2017

3 hilariously sexist moments in superhero history

Sometimes it seems like Jor-El sent his son to Earth because he foresaw what a rancid sack of dicks he was going to turn into.

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· by Jordon Davis · May 9, 2017

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Summer is here and with it comes sun and laughter, unless you have that rare sun allergy and you’re kind of depressed about it. But also movies! Summer is traditionally the time for the biggest, eventiest event movies the studios…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Apr 18, 2017

3 embarrassing attempts at making DC heroes "modern"

Unfortunately, DC decided that what the fans enjoyed wasn't the social commentary and subversions of standard superhero archetypes, bur rather that they were super violent and needlessly dark and poorly proportioned.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Apr 5, 2017

3 horrifying Golden Age adventures of your favorite DC superheroes

With superhero fiction in its infancy, a lot of the early stories starring our heroes haven't aged well, and not just because of the minstrel show-levels of racism.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 3, 2017

How influential are film critics?

Recently, director Brett Ratner claimed that the relative failure of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, which his company RatPac Entertainment co-financed, can be solely blamed on the website Rotten Tomatoes. For those not in the know, Rotten Tomatoes…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 28, 2017

3 bizarre superhero comic genre mashups

Expressionist film is incredibly high concept, and trying to mix that with the over-the-top nature of superhero characters is like trying to perform heart surgery with a chainsaw--technically possible, but you're more likely to end up with a gross mess and a mountain of lawsuits.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 20, 2017

3 painfully goofy early versions of iconic supervillains

What the hell was up with that single nipple spike? He looks like a kid trying to piss off his suburban parents rather than a supervillain on a rampage.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Feb 6, 2017

3 lame Batman villains rescued from obscurity by awesome retcons

A few enterprising writers realized that these comically outmatched losers could be repurposed and present an actual threat to our favorite heroes.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 2, 2017

Hit or Bomb? February 2017 movie predictions

Another new month is upon us, meaning it’s the time when I would normally go into a long-winded spiel about the kinds of movies you can expect over the next few weeks, but I think we all know the drill:…

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· by Rick Lewis · Jan 30, 2017

Why Batman v Superman never even had a chance to be good

There was a time when a mega-expensive turd like Batman v Superman would have been soul-crushing for comic book fans. Back then, superhero movies were rare and wondrous things. When one sucked, it killed that character’s chance at another big…

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· by Marion Stein · Jan 17, 2017

Superheroes: Bad for kids

A new study published in The Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology suggests super-beings might not be the greatest role models for children, after all.

Tagged: Batman

Can we stop using the word "reboot"?

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

Superheroes, ranked (in order of Jewish-ness)

A requiem for Zack Snyder’s vision

Hit or Bomb? November 2017 movie predictions

3 Justice League stories that need to be blockbuster movies

3 supervillains Batman was clearly just humoring

5 things to love about the '60s Batman TV show

3 horrible superhero sidekicks

3 hilariously sexist moments in superhero history

How to survive a summer blockbuster

3 embarrassing attempts at making DC heroes "modern"

3 horrifying Golden Age adventures of your favorite DC superheroes

How influential are film critics?

3 bizarre superhero comic genre mashups

3 painfully goofy early versions of iconic supervillains

3 lame Batman villains rescued from obscurity by awesome retcons

Hit or Bomb? February 2017 movie predictions

Why Batman v Superman never even had a chance to be good

Superheroes: Bad for kids

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