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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 6, 2018

Hit or Bomb? December 2018 movie predictions

It’s the holiday season and we’ve got a lot of wide releases to cover this month, so let’s get to it. Our box office gurus this time around are Tyler Peterson, Thomas Ricard, Julie Kushner, Jordon Davis, and Rick Lewis.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 3, 2018

Hit or Bomb? May 2018 movie predictions

Feeling like you’re recovering from a massive hangover of Avengers proportions? Well, pop a fistful of Tylenol and pour yourself a Bloody Mary, because blockbuster season has only just begun, and Hollywood still has a ton of action/comic book/sci-fi extravaganzas…

Movies / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Apr 3, 2018

Hit or Bomb? April 2018 movie predictions

Hello, and Avengers to another Avengers of box office predictions! Once Avengers, it’s Avengers for us here at the Avengers Booth to play Avengers prognosticators and Avengers which of these Avengers will be domestic AVENGERs or BOMBs, based…

Movies / Text

· 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…

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· by Rick Lewis · Sep 19, 2017

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on ABC this fall

It's schmaltz. It's schlock. It's kitsch. It's dreck. There aren't enough words in the entire Yiddish language to put this show in its place.

Agonizer / Comic Books / Text

· by Henrik Magnusson · Sep 14, 2017

3 horrifying Punisher villains Netflix definitely needs to use

It's still a more satisfying fight than anything Floyd Mayweather is in.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Aug 28, 2017

3 horrifying Spider-Man stories they'll never turn into cartoons

With Spider-Man: Homecoming officially in the books as both a critical and financial hit (over $700 million globally), we all know what that means! Okay, yes, a sequel that’s going to suck and make another reboot necessary, but that’s not…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Apr 26, 2017

3 embarrassing Spider-Man moments you won't see in the movies

For Spidey, the 1960s were a never-ending parade of humiliation that helped shape Peter Parker into the rancid swamp of self-loathing and textbook school shooter personality that has made him one of Marvel's most identifiable heroes.

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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.

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Susan Velazquez · Mar 14, 2017

Logan (2017): A fitting farewell to an aging franchise

Logan says goodbye to the Wolverine in a way that's respectful to Hugh Jackman's tenure and tackles what mortality means, which is generally difficult to do for characters who are either literally immortal or too iconic to fade away.

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Mar 13, 2017

3 ridiculous superhero teams you'll never see on-screen (we hope)

Villains in the 1960s were so bad at covering their tracks that a group of suburban brats regularly just stumbled across their schemes while hula-hooping and drinking malt shakes and enforcing segregation or whatever the hell kids did in those days.

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Jonathan Campbell · Nov 1, 2016

Doctor Strange (2016): Fun, but forgettable

Considering their earlier efforts to downplay or explain away any and all “supernatural” characters and occurrences in the MCU as simply “aliens” or “really advanced science”, I do get the impression that Marvel made this movie less because they wanted to than because the fans wanted them to.

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· by Marion Stein · Jun 10, 2015

BINGE OR NO? Daredevil, Season 1

Daredevil is a dark turn for the Marvel movie/tv universe... but is it the right turn? Like so many superhero stories before it, the answer lies in the villain.

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· by Rick Lewis · Nov 17, 2014

Tagged: marvel

Hit or Bomb? December 2018 movie predictions

Hit or Bomb? May 2018 movie predictions

Hit or Bomb? April 2018 movie predictions

Can we stop using the word "reboot"?

Hit or Miss? Predictions for every new show on ABC this fall

3 horrifying Punisher villains Netflix definitely needs to use

3 horrifying Spider-Man stories they'll never turn into cartoons

3 embarrassing Spider-Man moments you won't see in the movies

3 bizarre superhero comic genre mashups

Logan (2017): A fitting farewell to an aging franchise

3 ridiculous superhero teams you'll never see on-screen (we hope)

Doctor Strange (2016): Fun, but forgettable

BINGE OR NO? Daredevil, Season 1

Classic cartoon underoos for adults! With bonus sexism!

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