Review – Just Call Him Super Rock! (“Black Adam”)

Is he a hero? Is he a villain? Or is he something in between? Meet the newest kid on the DCEU superhero block: Black Adam. The future villain (or friend) of Superman, this is his origin story along with the JSA (Justice Society of America). Welcome aboard! 5000 years ago in the ancient city of…

Review – Rocky With A Cape? (“Samaritan”)

Sly Stallone. He’s been a prizefighter, a Vietnam vet with PTSD, a hearing-impaired cop, a futuristic merciless judge, a ruthless assassin-for-hire, and even a dapper 40’s gangster, so it was about time he became a superhero, right? Right?! Like a 1980’s throw-back movie, Sly stars as Joe Smith, an ex-superhero called Samaritan living in hiding…

Review – No Longer A Plain Jane (“Thor: Love & Thunder”)

Comedy/drama in the MCU returns in the sequel to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. Co-writer & director Taika Waititi (who also voices the rock alien, Korg) introduces a new villain with Gorr, the god butcher and Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor! Picking up after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has joined the motley…

Review – Two Girls, One Cup of Kryptonite (“Thunder Force”)

Writer/director/actor Ben Falcone has been on a crusade to write his wife, actress Melissa McCarthy, movie after movie until he makes a good one. He had one (The Boss), but all his others (The Happytime Murders, Superintelligence, Life of the Party) have bombed big time. But practice makes perfect, right? Right?? It’s 1983 in Chicago…