In 1968’s ‘Fantastic Four Annual #6’, Reed Richards and Sue Storm await the birth of their first child, Franklin, but the issue takes Reed away from the hospital on a desperate trip across dimensions to rescue his wife and child from a complicated birth. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lay out an exciting and visually dazzling adventure … Read more
Now available on Digital In Thunderbolts with an Asterisks, Marvel attempts yet again to get us to care about secondary characters most of us casual viewers know nothing about—and manages to deliver a solidly entertaining story that rises above some of the middling muck the once venerated franchise has become known for. Thunderbolts* (the asterisks’ … Read more
Just when you thought superhero movies were done for, along comes James Gunn’s Superman. It’s the best superhero movie in years. A reboot that shifts DC Comics away from the Snyderverse once and for all, Superman is an action-packed, funny, and highly entertaining blast of blue-and-red energy. And this coming from a guy who loves … Read more
After 30 years, fans can breathe a sigh of relief – Julie James and Ray Bronson are back! Now, “Who are Julie James and Ray Bronson…and what fans?” I hear you ask. These are minor quibbles in the bigger picture: for some reason they’ve put together a legacy sequel to Jim Gillespie’s 1997 slasher underdog, I Know What You Did Last … Read more
There is no shortage of entrepreneurial Bills in New York City. A trip around town can bring you to such businesses as the diner Bill’s in Ridgewood, the bike shop Bill’s Cyclery in Woodside, the jazz club Bill’s Place in Harlem, or Bill’s Supper Club in Midtown. (There is also a Brooklyn bar called Post … Read more
“Weird Al” Yankovic is officially closing in on the current record of 150 shows performed at New York’s Madison Square Garden. “Just 149 more and I’ll be all tied up with Billy Joel,” he told the MSG crowd on Saturday early in what was his first-ever concert at the iconic arena. The joke came after … Read more
Rather than a triumphant replay of the old hits, Jurassic World: Rebirth is a bit more like Malibu Stacy with a new hat. It’s a repackaged product with a couple of superficial bells and whistles that its makers believe audiences will want to see purely to remain in the loop with all the dino-based shenanigans. Its numerous flagged/underscored/exclamation-pointed call-backs to the ’90s … Read more
CARE County, KXAN – Local officials in CARE County continue to face public audit days after questions appear about their willingness and response to the sudden flood on July 4, which left dozens. Attention comes, as the records reviewed by KXan reveal the leaders who in 2024 decided that the boycott “is likely to” test … Read more
Over the past year or so, the most popular recurring feature on ScreenCrush by a fairly wide margin has been a series of movie reviews co-written by one or both of my daughters. When a big studio releases a film for children (and the press screening isn’t too late in the evening on a school night) I … Read more
Rebecca Lenkiewicz adapts Deborah Levy’s best-selling novel, but the result is lacklustre. This icy psychodrama of deep familial discord plays out on the powdery-hot sands of the Spanish coast (although the film was shot in Greece) and sees the astonishing codependence of a mother and daughter come to a violent head. Sofia (Emma Mackey) has … Read more