Marvel’s Spider-Man game broke records for PS4 exclusive launches, becoming not only the highest-selling single-player PS4 exclusive but topping the opening weekend gross of recent MCU flick Spider-Man Homecoming. After the tremendous success of Marvel’s Spider-Man, creative and financial attention turned to the future of AAA superhero games. The Batman: Arkham trilogy held up the mantle for…
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Jordan Peele has been referred to as the next so many things. The next Steven Spielberg, the next Stanley Kubrick, the next (and better, some would argue) M. Night Shyamalan. But for me, he’s just the first Jordan Peele–the first example of a powerful, talented Black man with a platform, using everything in his wheelhouse…
Read MoreAs a part of my major at Western Michigan University, journalism, I am enrolled in a community outreach program which helps lower income communities, predominantly communities of color. There are eight families registered with us, and with all the time we have, we try to help bring not only food / permanent housing, but some…
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After a tremendously successful catalog of high concept, well-made blockbusters churned out for little to no money (Machete, Sin City, Death Proof, The Faculty, the animated Red Sonja and yes, Spy Kids–those movies were a lot of fun), Robert Rodriguez has turned his attention to the big blockbuster arena, taking a considerably bigger budget (it’s…
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We can all recall the moments where emotion overtook us and we just couldn’t help ourselves when watching a film. Usually, I’m able to remain staunch and blank-faced even during the most gut-punching of moments in content, whether it’s a breakup scene, a death scene, or the most heartbreaking goodbye ever. Then again, I’m not…
Read MoreSony’s Venom, the hotly anticipated Spider-Man offshoot staring Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed, has finally arrived to terrify theaters everywhere. The film is an extremely uneven, strangely edited romp of a picture, that qualifies more as an experience than an actual film. Directed by Zombieland helmer Ruben Fleischer, the film follows Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy),…
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When Superman was created in 1938, the American image of a superhero was simple: a person who acts simply because it is the right thing to do, to save those in need. Nearly a century later, the basic principles remain the same. In an era superhero films dominate Hollywood and characters are bringing in billions…
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Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara announced that Walter Hamada, creative and leader of Warner’s horror division (behind films like The Conjuring, IT and Annabelle) would come to head up their DC division. Hamada promised “a new era” for DC Films. So far, he seems to be delivering. Not only are Aquaman, Wonder Woman 1984 and Shazam!…
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The year is 2008. The Dark Knight, the second flick in Christopher Nolan’s expertly crafted Dark Knight Trilogy, has just premiered in theaters, to resounding positive response from fans and critics alike. The picture is a stunning piece of filmmaking, not only from a technological standpoint but from the perspective of the acting, directing and…
Read MoreAs of late, the superhero genre has been lauded for its attempts to represent minority groups in their pictures. DC and Warner Bros., for example, were the first to provide a leading female, blockbuster superhero with Wonder Woman, an iconic, successful film that nearly broke $1 billion worldwide. The following year, Disney/Marvel shattered records with Black Panther,…
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