Anghus Houvouras on why we should let Ghostbusters die already… We are nostalgic to a fault. That’s the thought that keeps ringing through my mind as I swim through the wake of remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings being put into production time and again. We’re living in the age of the franchise wars where studios only […]
Will Ant-Man end the Marvel success streak?
Anghus Houvouras on whether Ant-Man will end the Marvel success streak…. The Marvel movies are beyond successful both with fans and financially. It’s a giant machine of perpetual motion that cranks out money-making, audience pleasing hits. However, at some point, the streak is going to die. One of their films will buck the trend and […]
Do we really need a grounded Fantastic Four?
Anghus Houvouras on whether we really need a grounded Fantastic Four movie… I’m just as prone to devolve into playing ‘armchair movie producer’ as any writer online. I’d like to believe I’m better than the raging masses screaming bloody murder about how their favorite comic book characters should be adapted. Fandom is interesting because often […]
Can the solo superhero movie survive?
Anghus Houvouras on whether the solo superhero movie can survive…. It’s been an interesting year for comic book films. Captain America: The Winter Soldier has doubled the take of the The First Avenger while Spider-Man has been anything but Amazing at the US Box Office looking to take in less than the first film in […]
Thoughts on the X-Men: Days of Future Past end credits scene
Anghus Houvouras on the end credits scene of X-Men: Days of Future Past… Spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t seen Days of Future Past yet, you might just want to go ahead and skip this one until later… X-Men: Days of Future Past was another solid movie featuring everyone’s favorite mutants. There are brilliant little […]
The Marvel Movie Model: Auteurs Need Not Apply
Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Movie Model…. Edgar Wright quitting Ant-Man over ‘creative differences’ might be the most predictable cinematic event of 2014. A lot of people saw this coming, and frankly it’s a bit disappointing. But let’s be real honest here: Marvel doesn’t want auteurs or unique voices helming their films. They’re not looking […]
How I learned to love Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
Anghus Houvouras on how he learned to love Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor… The internet is a reactionary place. Information is dispensed at a frantic pace and often times we are forced to quickly react to a story and offer whatever knee-jerk initial reaction we experience. Often times these decisions aren’t made with our […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Episode 22 Review
Anghus Houvouras reviews the season one finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… I’m glad we’re not eulogizing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the conclusion of the first season. It’s a wonderfully imperfect show that has had some interesting highs and baffling lows. Yet, I still think that there’s a workable rhythm to this whole enterprise that […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Episode 21 Review
Angus Houvouras reviews the penultimate episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…. There’s a sound I’m hearing while watching the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It’s the sound of someone hitting the brakes over and over again bringing all the build up momentum to a screeching halt. That would be the second to last episode of […]
Second Opinion – Brick Mansions (2014)
Brick Mansions, 2014. Directed by Camille Delamarre. Starring Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, and Catalina Denis. SYNOPSIS: An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that’s surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city. […]
