By Todd Matthy
Tonight, I had the privilege of attending the premiere of the latest installment of Warner Brothers’ “DC Universe” animated movies, “All Star Superman” at the Paley Center. Based upon one of the greatest comics of all time I had high standards going into the screening. However, I also knew condensing a work as rich as “All Star Superman” into 75 minutes is a job for Superman. So how did the film hold up? Very well. (more…)
Review: X-Men: First Class
Posted: June 4, 2011 in Comics, Commentary, Marvel Comics, Movies, Reviews, X-MenTags: Emma Frost, James McAvoy, January Jones, Mad Men, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Marvel Movies, Professor Xavier, White Queen, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men: First Class
By Todd Matthy
Between the Thor’s, Green Lantern’s, and Captain America’s of this summer it seems a new X-Men movie has been overlooked. After two blockbusters, an average third installment, a prequel some consider a disappointment, and the lack of “big name” X-Men like Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine, it’s easy to see why many have written off X-Men: First Class before they’ve seen it. So does X-Men: First Class save the franchise or bury it? The answer is it does. (more…)