Comic Book Movies

Vera Drew wields the comic book icon to tell her own story — After the fallout from the Tiff premiere for her comic inspired Magnum Opus The People’s Joker landing it in purgatory. Director Vera Drew decided to screen her film in a series of secret screenings, which is where I caught it on a Friday night in Philadelphia at a packed screening…

Originally published at Birth.Movies.Death — December of 1993 saw many classic films released in theatres; Tombstone, Schindler’s List, In the Name of the Father, but Batman: Mask of the Phantasm likely wasn’t on anyone’s most anticipated list. Tim Burton’s efforts to revive the superhero on the big screen in Batman and Batman Returns had resulted…

A Short Video That Shows How to Write a Horror Story! — Copyright by Gary Lee Pullman The synopsis for The Last Halloween (2014), a 9 1/2-minute horror film based on the comic book of the same title by Mark Thibodeau, got me: “As they go from house to house, four young trick-or-treaters collect strange treats that could signal the end of…

When loincloths and dinosaurs meet robots and Hammer pants. Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) Directed by: Anthony M. Dawson Written by: Anthony M. Dawson and Robert D. Bailey, based on the graphic novel “Henga, el cazador” by Ray Collins & Juan Zanotto Tagline: He was a powerful warrior…

It’s been a long time coming, but, Dwayne Johnson aka “The Rock” finally got to bring famous comicbook anti-hero\villain Black Adam to the big screen. I went to the theater expecting nothing but two hours of crazy action packed entertainment and I got it. Nothing more, nothing less. So now…

My Review of Black Adam — Opening Statement “Black Adam” is a superhero movie based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson as the titular character and also features Viola Davis, Aldis Hodge, and Noah Centineo in supporting roles. Black Adam is the story of Teth-Adam (played by Dwayne Johnson)…