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There can be no doubt that the summer of 2008 stands as a high-water mark for superheroes. But in the wake of a superhero renaissance and the growing cultural legitimacy of the genre, the question must be posed: Has the superhero genre evolved beyond the comics medium?
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27 Jan 2009
Convergence Culture: the Many Faces of Hellboy
Different media means different Hellboys. Mike Mignola's versus Guillermo del Toro's.
14 Jan 2009
Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008
Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.
12 Jan 2009
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)
This limited “3-Disc Special Edition” is as much a tribute to the writer-director as it is a showcase for the film.
04 Dec 2008
Kath and Kim
Kath and Kim revolves around the banal suburban lives of the title characters, a clueless mother and daughter possessed of prodigious vanity and stupidity.
Kirsten Markson
Television
08 Oct 2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
As he loves Liz, life, and TV, Hellboy embodies possibility, faith, and imagination.
10 Jul 2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Comic Books Unbound offers only cursory consideration of the media conglomeration that has made comic-film box office domination possible.
09 Jun 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008
And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.
29 Apr 2008
Feast of Love
Because Morgan Freeman is so good at such voiceovers, in which he patiently explains the good intentions of "humans" (usually white humans) who make terrible mistakes and hurt one another, the role is the one he seems destined to play -- for the rest of his life.
27 Sep 2007
The Fog (2005)
As usual, the child is the one with a clue; as soon as Andy sees the digital fog rolling in, his eyes go wide and he murmurs, 'It wants us.'"
Cynthia Fuchs
Film
17 Oct 2005
In Good Company (2004)
In Good Company pushes Carter and Dan up against one another, so that they can work through their mutual anxieties, resentments, and jealousies.
Cynthia Fuchs
Film
13 Jan 2005
Legally Blonde: Platinum Collection (2001/2003)
The audio commentary featuring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Luketic demonstrates the leading lady to be much more thoughtful and subdued than her typical roles might suggest.
Brian James
Reviews
14 Nov 2004
A Dirty Shame (2004)
While such a fantastic love-love-love, all-pleasure-all-the-time scenario hardly seems likely in our near future, A Dirty Shame remains hopeful and even sweet.
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Film
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