Here's the (huge) press release sent me, and for more info, you can go here. Of particular interest is "Batman: The Audio Adventures," which launches on HBO Max today. (Not really sure how that works.)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings arrives at theaters Sept. 3. If you think he’s an odd addition to Marvel’s line of mostly superheroes, you’d be right. And therein, of course, lies a tale.
(Counter-clockwise from upper left) Blue Baron, Raider, Bull and Startup battle Naucrate the Auteur Cosmic (center) in the first issue of Heroes Union. (Cover art by Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding, copyright Binge Books)
Aug. 19, 2021 — It’s been a big week for genre TV; four existing series returned while a new Marvel series launched. With a hearty “Spoilers ahoy,” let’s recap:
Julianne Moore is a woman who could be allergic to her environment. ... Safe isn’t just about her condition, though; with themes of loneliness, dissatisfaction and fear of the modern world, it’s about ours. — Empire 500
A German city is terrorized by Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), a pudgy young man who compulsively whistles Grieg’s Hall of the Mountain King as he approaches the children he murders (and, it is implied, molests). Fritz Lang’s first sound film is
An introverted teenage girl (Elsie Fisher) tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school .— RT
Easy Rider (1969)
Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open
As discussed in another thread, I’ve assembled a huge list of “Greatest Movies” by combining a bunch of “Greatest Movies” lists. The intent is that we, the Legion of Superfluous Heroes assembled, can use this list to 1) determine our own, personal mo
In virtually every military conflict in recorded history animals have fought — and often died — alongside their human counterparts. While countless storie
Aug. 12, 2021 — The Suicide Squad premiered Aug. 5, written and directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy), and yes, it’s a hoot. Let me add to the party with 11 Fun Facts to Know and Tell about the f