“Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” is a mouthful of a title. It’s also a lot for a film. I liked it. I’m inclined to like Marvel Studios movies because I grew up reading comic books. I never imagined big-time Hollywood blockbusters headlined by characters once as obscure as Doctor Strange, played by theContinue reading “‘Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness’ places a heavy continuity burden on moviegoers”
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#TheBatman earns its genuine article: Best Batman ever
There’s a new Batman movie. The title is “The Batman.” The “the,” as in the genuine article, is earned. Your friendly neighborhood paragraph stacker loves comic books and loves comic book movies, so forgive me as I indulge my obsession with consumed crime fighters. I loved “The Batman.” The movie was everything I wanted inContinue reading “#TheBatman earns its genuine article: Best Batman ever”
To Santa or not to Santa and other serious topics of great importance on Christmas Eve
I stood in line to pay at a now-defunct comic shop years ago around Christmastime. A young couple in the shop debated whether they would tell their children about Santa Claus. The mother worried about lying to their kids and what kind of message that sent. I suppose one worries about everything when you areContinue reading “To Santa or not to Santa and other serious topics of great importance on Christmas Eve”
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