Justice League Is Here, But Why Is DC Still Lagging Behind? Carmen Paddock November 15, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion The long-lived superhero zeitgeist is one of the twenty-first century’s defining cinematic movements. Marvel’s announcement of a five-year ‘Phase Three’ plan and Warner Bros’s announcement of a...
Best Films Never Made #39: Joss Whedon’s Wonder Woman Carmen Paddock May 30, 2017 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features The DC Extended Universe is rapidly expanding this year; while one film shy of Marvel’s 2017 output, hopes are high for Wonder Woman and Justice League to redeem the lacklustre receptions given to last...
Best Films Never Made #26: George Miller’s Justice League David Brake August 18, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features What if DC were level with Marvel? Scratch that, what if they were ahead? One film had the potential to make it happen nearly a decade earlier. The mastermind was George Miller; the man who made our ears and...
Second Chance: Superman Returns Daniel Orton June 10, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance About halfway through Superman Returns, the Man of Steel says to Lois Lane: “You wrote that the world doesn’t need a saviour, but every day I hear people crying for one.” It’s pretty deep, and taps...
Best Films Never Made #4: Darren Aronofsky’s Batman Patrick Taylor December 8, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment About a year and a half has elapsed since Christopher Nolan’s fabled Dark Knight trilogy reached its conclusion. Such was the success of Nolan’s stewardship of the comic book legend, Warner Bros. was...
Gigli and the Fan Boys: Why Affleck Should Be Given a Chance David Brake August 25, 2013 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment The internet went to town following Warner Bros.' announcement that two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck, aged 41, is to be the new Bruce Wayne in Batman vs. Superman/Man of Steel 2. Social networks were...
