Showcasing a breakout turn from Jillian Bell (Eastbound & Down, 22 Jump Street), this Sundance award-winner from playwright-turned-director Paul Downs Colaizzo ploughs a familiar furrow with honesty, hilarity and heart, even if there’s little original in having an aimless protagonist find fulfilment through the pursuit of a seemingly unattainable goal. …
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The best anime movies – like any other films – are the ones that make us laugh, cry, and squeal with excitement when we can tell something big is about to go down. But there’s also something inherently unique about anime, a certain flair you can’t find anywhere else. Make …
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In a world full of superhero movies, Venom (opens in new tab) promises something different and whether you feel like the film delivered on that promise or not, you no doubt want to talk about it. Out in cinemas now, Ruben Fleischer’s take on the Symbiote poses a lot of …
Read More »Why Wonder Woman is “the perfect queer character”
The original version of this story was published in July of 2014. With DC in the midst of a celebration of Wonder Woman’s 80th anniversary, Newsarama is taking a look back at a dynamic that might be as relevant today or even moreso than it was then. If you take …
Read More »Royalties? Contracts? Who owns what? Following the money for creators and their creations in comic books
The ‘starving artist’ may seem a romantic notion; the solitary, me-against-the-world Bohemian willing to sacrifice all monetary gain to preserve the integrity of their work. But at the end of the day, who really wants to starve? Comics, like most artistic enterprises, is also a commercial enterprise. And without some …
Read More »The 30 greatest 80s movie characters
Could we ever see another era of cinema as ballsy and brilliantly bombastic as the 1980’s? It gave birth to the modern blockbuster, introduced us to Hollywood household names, and consolidated the science-fiction, action, and horror genres as staples of the theatre-going experience. No wonder there’s so many unforgettable personalities …
Read More »The enduring legacy of Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing isn’t your standard superhero – but that is completely his charm. Originally created in 1971 by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, Swamp Thing grew on readers over the years as a unique figure in DC’s comic books – monstrous but humane, hard-to-draw but a favorite among artists, and …
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