REVIEW: Birds of Prey would have been better with just the Birds By Matthew Martin| February 8, 2020 Movie Reviews Birds of Prey is better than Suicide Squad, but there's little worth revisiting in a movie that manages to do all the important things completely backwards. REVIEW: Birds of Prey would have been better with just the Birds By Matthew Martin| February 8, 2020 Movie Reviews Birds of Prey is better than Suicide Squad, but there's little worth revisiting in a movie that manages to do all the important things completely backwards.
REVIEW: Joker is dark, disturbing, and…directionless? By Matthew Martin| October 5, 2019 Movie Reviews There are lots of movies that don't want you to like them; movies that you're supposed to walk away shaking your head at. Joker is a hard movie to enjoy, despite so much of it being praise-worthy, but the director seems to think I should enjoy it, all the same... REVIEW: Joker is dark, disturbing, and…directionless? By Matthew Martin| October 5, 2019 Movie Reviews There are lots of movies that don't want you to like them; movies that you're supposed to walk away shaking your head at. Joker is a hard movie to enjoy, despite so much of it being praise-worthy, but the director seems to think I should enjoy it, all the same...
REVIEW: TeenTitans GO! to the Movies is best DC film since the last animated one… By Matthew Martin| July 29, 2018 Movie Reviews Loud and brash just like the source material, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is exactly what its fans want it to be. It's exactly what Warner Bros. and DC need as well: A superhero movie that puts a smile on your face... REVIEW: TeenTitans GO! to the Movies is best DC film since the last animated one… By Matthew Martin| July 29, 2018 Movie Reviews Loud and brash just like the source material, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is exactly what its fans want it to be. It's exactly what Warner Bros. and DC need as well: A superhero movie that puts a smile on your face...
I was wrong about the DCEU By Matthew Martin| July 13, 2018 Movie Blogs I was an apologist for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Those days are behind me. This is my confession. I was wrong about the DCEU By Matthew Martin| July 13, 2018 Movie Blogs I was an apologist for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Those days are behind me. This is my confession.
Batman (Mask of the Phantasm) is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| June 20, 2018 Movie Blogs This year, Cult of Whatever is looking back on some of the great movies of 1993. It’s been twenty-five years since these films first captivated audiences. Some of them were blockbuster hits, while others needed a few years on home video to find their... Batman (Mask of the Phantasm) is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| June 20, 2018 Movie Blogs This year, Cult of Whatever is looking back on some of the great movies of 1993. It’s been twenty-five years since these films first captivated audiences. Some of them were blockbuster hits, while oth...
Remembering Superman: The Movie, forty-years later… By Matthew Martin| April 20, 2018 Movie Blogs Before comic book movies reach a new level of "big" with Infinity War, let's look back on the one that started them all. Forty years after he debuted on the comic-page, Superman wowed us on the big screen. He's still wowing us today, forty years later... Remembering Superman: The Movie, forty-years later… By Matthew Martin| April 20, 2018 Movie Blogs Before comic book movies reach a new level of "big" with Infinity War, let's look back on the one that started them all. Forty years after he debuted on the comic-page, Superman wowed us on the big screen. He's still wowing us today, forty years later...
The DCEU: What happened and what’s next? By Matthew Martin| January 16, 2018 Movie Blogs Justice League has grossly disappointed. The DCEU has struggled to challenge Marvel. What happened? What can Warner Bros. do to fix things? The DCEU: What happened and what’s next? By Matthew Martin| January 16, 2018 Movie Blogs Justice League has grossly disappointed. The DCEU has struggled to challenge Marvel. What happened? What can Warner Bros. do to fix things?
Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE is exactly what you expect By Matthew Martin| November 17, 2017 Movie Reviews The DCEU's big team-up film, JUSTICE LEAGUE, is finally here and it is exactly as flawed, divisive and occasionally fun as you were expecting. Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE is exactly what you expect By Matthew Martin| November 17, 2017 Movie Reviews The DCEU's big team-up film, JUSTICE LEAGUE, is finally here and it is exactly as flawed, divisive and occasionally fun as you were expecting.
WONDER WOMAN is the DCEU’s best film yet; here’s ten reasons why By Matthew Martin| June 4, 2017 Movie Reviews DC needs a critical and fan favorite film to steady their feet in advance of this Fall's Justice League premier. Does Wonder Woman pull it off? We have the review... WONDER WOMAN is the DCEU’s best film yet; here’s ten reasons why By Matthew Martin| June 4, 2017 Movie Reviews DC needs a critical and fan favorite film to steady their feet in advance of this Fall's Justice League premier. Does Wonder Woman pull it off? We have the review...
Review: LEGO Batman is the most purely fun DC movie ever made. By Matthew Martin| February 13, 2017 Movie Reviews Loaded with gags, easter eggs, cameos and (surprisingly) plenty of heart and character development, LEGO Batman is a treat from hilarious start to zany finish. Review: LEGO Batman is the most purely fun DC movie ever made. By Matthew Martin| February 13, 2017 Movie Reviews Loaded with gags, easter eggs, cameos and (surprisingly) plenty of heart and character development, LEGO Batman is a treat from hilarious start to zany finish.
Have DC mishandled The Joker? By Kevin Boyle| August 25, 2016 Movie Blogs Do we even know who Jared Leto's Joker really is after Suicide Squad? Have DC mishandled The Joker? By Kevin Boyle| August 25, 2016 Movie Blogs Do we even know who Jared Leto's Joker really is after Suicide Squad?
Batman: The Killing Joke Review – One bad half of a great movie By Matthew Martin| August 9, 2016 Movie Reviews After years of waiting, one of DC's finest Batman tales has been given the "animated movie" treatment. Unfortunately it's a very mixed bag... Batman: The Killing Joke Review – One bad half of a great movie By Matthew Martin| August 9, 2016 Movie Reviews After years of waiting, one of DC's finest Batman tales has been given the "animated movie" treatment. Unfortunately it's a very mixed bag...
Suicide Squad Review: uh oh… By Matthew Martin| August 7, 2016 Movie Reviews After a promising ad campaign, Suicide Squad has arrived...and has been hacked to death by panic-stricken Execs at Warner Bros... Suicide Squad Review: uh oh… By Matthew Martin| August 7, 2016 Movie Reviews After a promising ad campaign, Suicide Squad has arrived...and has been hacked to death by panic-stricken Execs at Warner Bros...
On Superman, Darkseid, and wild wild DCEU speculation By Matthew Martin| August 3, 2016 Movie Blogs Just what was that weird vision about in Batman v Superman? Does it hint at what's in store for the upcoming Justice League movie? Enter and lets talk it out. On Superman, Darkseid, and wild wild DCEU speculation By Matthew Martin| August 3, 2016 Movie Blogs Just what was that weird vision about in Batman v Superman? Does it hint at what's in store for the upcoming Justice League movie? Enter and lets talk it out.
Batman v Superman (spoilerific review): For better or worse, the DCEU is here By Matthew Martin| March 25, 2016 Movie Reviews Batman v Superman is a massive, world-building undertaking that lays the foundation for countless movies still to come. It may be a little TOO massive though... Batman v Superman (spoilerific review): For better or worse, the DCEU is here By Matthew Martin| March 25, 2016 Movie Reviews Batman v Superman is a massive, world-building undertaking that lays the foundation for countless movies still to come. It may be a little TOO massive though...
The history of the (now established) DCCU By Matthew Martin| March 23, 2016 Movie Blogs This weekend brings what is hoped by comic fans everywhere to be the start of a new cinematic universe. Let's talk about the DCCU and where it all started. The history of the (now established) DCCU By Matthew Martin| March 23, 2016 Movie Blogs This weekend brings what is hoped by comic fans everywhere to be the start of a new cinematic universe. Let's talk about the DCCU and where it all started.
What can we expect from the DC Extended Universe? By Alice Bishop| March 6, 2016 Movie Blogs With the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice moving ever closer by the day, Alice takes a look at the origins and future potential of the DC extended universe. What can we expect from the DC Extended Universe? By Alice Bishop| March 6, 2016 Movie Blogs With the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice moving ever closer by the day, Alice takes a look at the origins and future potential of the DC extended universe.
Review: The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? By Matthew Martin| July 23, 2015 Movie Reviews The most famous comic book movie that never was finally has its story told. In the end...it's probably good that it never was. Review: The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? By Matthew Martin| July 23, 2015 Movie Reviews The most famous comic book movie that never was finally has its story told. In the end...it's probably good that it never was.
Don’t Compare…because DC isn’t Marvel, and that’s a good thing. By Matthew Martin| April 26, 2015 Movie Blogs Quit complaining about DC jumping straight to the big superhero team-up films. They have a very good reason for what they're doing... Don’t Compare…because DC isn’t Marvel, and that’s a good thing. By Matthew Martin| April 26, 2015 Movie Blogs Quit complaining about DC jumping straight to the big superhero team-up films. They have a very good reason for what they're doing...
Of gods and pretenders: Why a world distrusting Superman makes perfect sense…for now By Matthew Martin| April 22, 2015 Movie Blogs Fans continue to be up in arms about DC's depiction of Superman in their movies. But be patient: Right now it makes perfect sense. Of gods and pretenders: Why a world distrusting Superman makes perfect sense…for now By Matthew Martin| April 22, 2015 Movie Blogs Fans continue to be up in arms about DC's depiction of Superman in their movies. But be patient: Right now it makes perfect sense.
