‘Release the purity within’ Artik is a 2019 American horror feature film written and directed by Tom Botchii Skowronski. The movie stars Chase Williamson (John Dies at the End), Lauren Ashely Carter (Imitation Girl), Matt Mercer (Contracted), Gavin White (14 Cameras) and Jerry G. Angelo (7 Faces of Jack the Ripper). Plot: Artik (Jerry G. Angelo) is a big, burly, mountain man (in...
Artik – USA, 2019 – overview and new trailer
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Bloodshot – First trailers for Vin Diesel comic book adaptation!
Bloodshot is a 2020 American science-fiction action feature film about a man who is brought back from the dead as a lethal weapon using nanotechnology. Directed by visual effects expert Dave Wilson from a screenplay written by Eric Heisserer (Bird Box; Lights Out; Final Destination 5; et al) and Jeff Wadlow (Fantasy Island; Truth or Dare; Kick-Ass 2), based on the Valiant comic book...
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The Suicide Squad (2021) preview with first two teasers
‘Boom.’
The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero action feature film and a standalone sequel to the first Suicide Squad movie from 2017.
Written and directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise; Slither), based on the comic book by John Ostrander, the movie stars Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Alice Braga, Jai Courtney, Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson, Michael Rooker, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, Sean Gunn, Storm Reid, Peter Capaldi and Taika Waititi
Cast and characters:
Margot Robbie … Harley Quinn
Joel Kinnaman … Rick Flag
Viola Davis … Amanda Waller
Idris Elba … Bloodsport
Alice Braga … SolSoria
Jai Courtney … Captain Boomerang
Nathan Fillion … T.D.K.
Pete Davidson … Blackguard
Michael Rooker … Savant
John Cena … Peacemaker
David Dastmalchian … Polka-Dot Man
Sean Gunn … Weasel
Storm Reid … Tyla
Peter Capaldi … The Thinker
Taika Waititi
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Unknown Origins (2020) reviews and overview of Spanish murder mystery
Unknown Origins is a Spanish murder mystery superhero hybrid feature film about a killer using comic book stories as a basis for murder. Original title: Orígenes secretos
Directed by David Galán Galindo from a screenplay co-written with Fernando Navarro, based on the novel by Galindo, the movie stars Javier Rey, Verónica Echegui, Brays Efe and Antonio Resines.
Reviews [click links to read more]:
“The film is a little uneven, sometimes cheesy heroic catchphrases, sometimes gritty police procedural, sometimes real horror and gore, other times goofy costumes. And yet it’s obvious that director David Galán Galindo is not only offering a send up to the superhero genre, he’s inspired by it, influenced by it, and given it a more real-world setting than others have been able to.” Assholes Watching Movies
“It’s a rather simple enjoyable film, with great humor and action, some pretty gruesome gory dead bodies, a crazy villain, a well-crafted and executed storyline with three characters who in time steal your heart, some faster than others. With great balance between action, humor and drama it manages to create a new origin story of superheroes.” Big Horror Guide
“Unknown Origins is one of the finer examples of breathing new life into an aging formula. It’s one that takes the best elements from a variety of different genres and blends them together to create a new superhero worth following. If there’s one Netflix Original you watch tonight – make sure it’s this one.” Entertaining Movies
” …mildly entertaining, even if each part doesn’t particularly work: the comedy isn’t funny, the thriller is not particularly thrilling or interesting, the origin story is (admittedly, on purpose) very cliched.” Fifth About the Seventh
“There’s gore, suspense, superhero references, and some colorful characters, including a police chief with a penchant for cosplay, and a mortician who seems just a bit too happy with his profession. Anyone expecting a nuanced look into what turns fans into obsessives, or what separates law enforcement from vigilantes will be disappointed.” Ready Steady Cut!
“While I appreciate Marvel’s cinematic universe has done a lot to dispel the old attitudes toward this, it’s still great to see another genre tackle this head-on. That’s to say nothing of the characters at the heart of this one, who all do a great job with their performances. And that’s partly why this film works as well as it does.” The Review Geek
“Sometimes I feel the film did take it’s comic book links a little far. The ending, in particular, was definitely too far fetched and made the whole film seem a little silly, but sometimes we can all do with a little bit of silly. Highly recommend for comic book/pop culture fans, not so much for anyone else.” Trailer Trashed
Main cast and characters:
Javier Rey … David Valentín
Verónica Echegui … Norma
Brays Efe … Jorge Elias
Antonio Resines … Cosme
Ernesto Alterio … Bruguera
Carlos Areces … Galván
Juanfra Juárez … Ibarra
Álex García … Javier
Leonardo Sbaraglia … Paco
Mario Díaz … Friki Tienda
Jonathan D. Mellor … Mensajero / Alan / Mago puerta
Frank T. … Vikingo
Roman Rymar … Felipe
Laura Galán … Isabel
Rodrigo Latorre Muñoz … Toño
Samuel Romero … Pepe (as Samuel Romero Ruiz)
Technical details:
96 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
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The Eternals (2021) release delayed until November 21st
The Eternals is a 2021 American action-adventure feature film based around a race of immortal beings who shape Earth’s history and civilizations.
Directed by Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) from a screenplay co-written by Kaz Firpo (as Matthew K. Firpo) and Ryan Firpo, based on Jack Kirby’s Marvel comics characters, the movie stars Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Dong-seok Ma, Brian Tyree Henry, Lia McHugh and Lauren Ridloff.
Plot:
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces the Eternals, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years, out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants…
Release:
The Eternals movie, which had been titled just Eternals, has been delayed from February 2021 to November 21st 2021. Principal photography wrapped back in February, before the onset of the pandemic and has been in post-production since.
Cast and characters:
Angelina Jolie … Thena
Richard Madden … Ikaris
Kit Harington … Dane Whitman
Salma Hayek … Ajak
Gemma Chan … Sersi
Kumail Nanjiani … Kingo
Barry Keoghan … Druig
Dong-seok Ma … Gilgamesh
Brian Tyree Henry … Phastos
Lia McHugh … Sprite
Lauren Ridloff … Makkari
Notes:
In the comics, Ajak, Makkari and Sprite are males; in the movie, they’re females.
Trivia:
The Eternals is the twenty-fifth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Gums – comic book character
‘Here it is… a shark worse than its bite!!’
Gums is a British comic character: a shark with false teeth.
In 1976, Jaws was all the rage with kids, and British comic Monster Fun – published by IPC – was quick to cash in on the trend.
At the beginning of February 1976, the 35th issue of the comic – which specialised in humour strips with a mild horror flavour – debuted a new strip on the front cover, usurping the previous main strip Kid Kong.
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SCRAWL (2013) Reviews and overview
‘The comic book that kills’
Scrawl is a 2015 British supernatural horror feature film written, produced and directed by Peter Hearn (Dead Air). The movie stars Mark Forester Evans, Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker), Liam Hughes and Chris Casey.
Plot:
A boy writes a comic book with his best friend and finds situations depicted in the comic book coming to life.
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BATMAN: HUSH (2019) Reviews and overview
Batman: Hush is a 2019 animated feature film that focuses on a shadowy new villain who uses Gotham’s Rogues Gallery to destroy the caped crusader’s crime-fighting career.
The movie was directed by Justin Copeland (storyboard artist for Batman vs. Two-Face; Batman and Harley Quinn; Batman: The Killing Joke; et al) from a screenplay by Ernie Altbacker, based on the comic book by Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb.
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Morbius the Living Vampire – comic book character
Morbius the Living Vampire, a scientist named Doctor Michael Morbius PhD, MD, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Morbius went on to become a heroic, tragically flawed protagonist in his own series and other titles. Morbius is a man suffering from vampiric abilities and physical traits resulting from a biochemical experiment, as opposed to supernatural means.
Jared Leto has seemingly been signed on to star in Sony’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Morbius the Living Vampire.
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Mystic – comic book, 1951 – 1957
‘Mystic… the most eerie stories ever told!’
Mystic was an American horror-suspense anthology comic published by Marvel’s 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, from March 1951 and August 1957, lasting sixty-one issues.
Mystic debuted shortly before Atlas’ Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series), increasing the company’s science fiction/fantasy/horror line from four to six books. Its contributors included artists Bill Everett and John Severin.
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Supernatural Thrillers – comic book
Supernatural Thrillers is a Marvel comics horror title launched in 1972 that ran for fifteen issues. The comic featured adaptations of stories that included famous monsters such as Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, …
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Werewolf By Night – comic book
Werewolf by Night – birth name Jacob Russoff, legal name Jacob Russell, nicknamed Jack – is a fictional character, an anti-heroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night …
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Devilina – magazine, USA, 1975
‘Illustrated stories of female-filled fantasy’ Devilina is a 1975 American magazine published by Atlas/Seabord Publishing (The Grim Ghost; Movie Monsters; Weird Tales of the Macabre) that only lasted for two issues. Martin Goodman, the …
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BATGIRL (2022) Officially cancelled by Warner Bros!
Batgirl has been cancelled by Warner Bros! The story was seemingly first carried by The Wrap: “Made under a previous regime, Batgirl was initially designed to be an HBO Max …
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BLUE BEETLE (2023) DC Comics’ Latin superhero – first official poster
Blue Beetle is a 2023 American DC superhero film which stars Xolo Maridueña (Cobra Kai) in the titular role of Jaime Reyes. Directed by Puerto Rico-born filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto …
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