DC Comics’ Legends #6
The sixth and final chapter of this epic saga (I say this perhaps with only a touch of irony. A smidge. A scoch) begins with Darkseid ready to deliver an old school, classic monologue about how awesome he and his…
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Top 5 insane nerd arguments (settled by governments)
Nerds. They kick ass. Also, in that one movie, they committed a disturbingly high number of sex crimes. But above all, they like to argue with each other. They absolutely love it. They love it the way Robert Carradine and…
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…
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,…
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…
Will Justice League be new and fun, or just Batman v. Superman 2?
Don’t get me wrong, I want to see Justice League. I absolutely won't miss it. But the truth is I'd see Bridget Jones 4 if Batman showed up in it.
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…
Hit or Bomb First Annual Roundup: One year of box office predictions
As I mentioned in our box office predictions for October 2017, we here at the Agony Booth have been predicting which films would be HITs and which would BOMB for one year now. Yes, our very first attempt at…
Summer 2017: Terrible websites react
There have been some pretty great movies this summer. The Marvel offerings were not only lots of fun but well-constructed. (Except, why did Kurt Russell’s brain actually look like a biologically human brain? About 25% of my waking thoughts are…
Hit or Bomb? June 2017 movie predictions
Welcome to June! We’re now in the thick of the summer movie season, with all the unwanted reboots and sequels a moviegoer could ever want. Once again, we at the Agony Booth are here to judge which releases this month…
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.
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.
Bad First Drafts: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Bruce, did you know Clark is also a brooding, violent momma’s boy who enjoys growling vague platitudes in the rain?
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…
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman "The Deadly Toys" (part 2 of 2)
In honor of the holiday season, and to take advantage of the upcoming Wonder Woman film and Lynda Carter's return to the silver screen in Supergirl, let's take a look back at The New Adventures of Wonder Woman's somewhat holiday-related episode from 1977 titled "The Deadly Toys"!
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman "The Deadly Toys" (part 1 of 2)
In honor of the holiday season, and to take advantage of the upcoming Wonder Woman film and Lynda Carter's return to the silver screen in Supergirl, let's take a look back at The New Adventures of Wonder Woman's somewhat holiday-related episode from 1977 titled "The Deadly Toys"!
VIDEO: Wonder Woman (2009)
Time to wonder... about Wonder Woman! Yeah, obvious word play is obvious.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is a long, dull trainwreck
“It’s amazing that a 150-minute film has such a flat and underdeveloped story. It really feels like a rush job, or that it’s a film based on cheap fan-service, or made by a committee.”
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
“Gods and Monsters is explicitly a ‘what if?’ story, made by someone who loves these characters and wants to play around with them a little.”
VIDEO: Top 5 villains who enjoy being villains
The second part in a mini-series celebrating heroes and villains who enjoy their chosen profession.
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