Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
Batman Beyond: The Movie is a bit of a misnomer, as it isn’t so much a movie as it is five (well, actually six) episodes from the first season of the WB animated superhero series,...
2000s / Action / Animation / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 8, 2006 · Last modified July 26, 2019
Batman Beyond: The Movie is a bit of a misnomer, as it isn’t so much a movie as it is five (well, actually six) episodes from the first season of the WB animated superhero series,...
2000s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 28, 2006 · Last modified July 25, 2019
After nearly twenty years, Superman finally returns to the big screen, in a sequel (of sorts) of the events and characters as portrayed in Superman and Superman II. It’s a film that has been a long time...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published May 29, 2006 · Last modified June 12, 2019
This is the third installment of the X-Men series, continuing the storylines developed since the first X-Men and the show-stopping finale which culminated in the death of Jean Grey (Janssen) in X2. Jean Grey does make a comeback here,...
1990s / Action / Adventure / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published March 25, 2006 · Last modified June 4, 2019
Back in the days before Spider-Man, projects based on Marvel Comics characters were pretty laughable, to say the least, and the made-for-TV movie, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a prime example. Regardless of the casting, such...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published November 27, 2005 · Last modified May 29, 2019
“Batman smells — Robin laid an egg.” I couldn’t get these words to the famous “Jingle Bells” parody out of my head while watching what might be the worst mega-budget fiasco of the decade. By...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published June 18, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
Easily the best Batman movie made to date (later bested by its sequel), Batman Begins takes an ice-cold franchise and makes it red-hot again by reinventing itself. When we last left the series, Joel Schumacher had run...
2000s / Action / Adventure / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published January 18, 2005 · Last modified January 6, 2020
In the comic book world, Elektra has always been more of a third-tier “superhero,” who has had her purpose and enjoyed a brief moment in the spotlight due to her philandering with a well-known...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published November 27, 2004 · Last modified May 16, 2019
I remember when I was much younger being completely entranced by this sequel to the mega-blockbuster, Batman, for its darkly complex, psychological world of gray-area shades of good vs. evil. Watching it today, I wince...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published August 23, 2004 · Last modified May 14, 2019
Unintentional humor abounds, in this very poor attempt at trying to start up another franchise superhero (based on an actual DC Comics character spun off of Superman) with Shaquille O’Neal in the lead role. ...
2000s / Action / Fantasy / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 26, 2004 · Last modified January 6, 2020
Change the name, change the origin, change the town, change the personality, and what do you have? Not DC Comics’ Catwoman, I can attest. The only similarities between Catwoman‘s Patience Phillips and Selina Kyle of...
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