Tag Archives: Comic Book

The Old Guard (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A fairly refreshing superhero flick from Netflix

Posted on July 13, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix movie “The Old Guard”, which was released on last Friday, is a fairly refreshing superhero flick which actually tries a number of different things within its by-the-numbers origin story. While it is rather predictable at times, the movie is … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Dark Phoenix (2019) ☆☆(2/4): A lackluster finale for the 19-year-old franchise

Posted on June 6, 2019 by kaist455

“Dark Phoenix”, the last chapter for what was begun with “X-Men: First Class” (2011) and then continued with “X-Men: Days of Future Fast” (2014) and “X-Men Apocalypse” (2016), is messy and tedious to say the least. While merely trudging from … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

American Splendor (2003) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Plain splendid

Posted on March 10, 2019 by kaist455

It somehow took quite a long time for me to get to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s “American Splendor”, based on the acclaimed comic book series of the same name which was written by Harvey Pekar. When I came … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Behind Wonder Woman

Posted on April 15, 2018 by kaist455

It is no secret that there are indeed kinky aspects in Wonder Woman, one of the most famous superheroes in the American comic book history. Look at many obviously fetishistic elements such as her famous lasso of truth, and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Deadpool (2016) ☆☆(2/4) : Isn’t he nasty? Isn’t he raunchy? Isn’t he funny?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by kaist455

“Deadpool”, the latest superhero film based on Marvel Comics character, is a one-joke stretched too long and too thin. It is amusing during its few early scenes, but then it ultimately follows those usual conventions of many other superhero movies … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Thor: the Dark World (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : To be continued…

Posted on November 1, 2013 by kaist455

 I usually think reviewing movie trailers is pretty ludicrous, but I seriously doubt that my review on “Thor: the Dark World”, the sequel to “Thor”(2011) and also one of the latest entries in the Marvel Comics mega-franchise, would be inappropriate … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Amazing Spider-man (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A darker retelling of the same story

Posted on June 30, 2012 by kaist455

After watching “The Amazing Spider-man” during the last evening, I remembered a little comment from the twitter account of one South Korean movie critic. While not so specific about whether it was good or not, the critic said the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment