Tag: DC

  • Joker

    Big release of the week, and Ryan and I finally find time to talk about it: Joker Directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy, Joker is a look at the origins of Batman’s greatest villain. Synopsis: In Gotham City, mentally-troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and…

  • Shazam!

    The latest from DC Comics is a bit different than what we’ve become accustomed to… “Say my name.” From writer Henry Gayden and director David F. Sandberg, Zachary Levi stars in unconventional superhero movie. Granted his powers by the last of the Wizard Council (played by Djimon Hounsou), and pursued by the evil Dr. Thaddeus…

  • WTFWT? – Peak Superhero?

    WTFWT? – Peak Superhero?

    Here we go again. This time, during our discussion of Captain Marvel, we riffed on whether or not we’ve reached (or neared) “Peak Superhero.” It’s time for another episode of

  • Aquaman

    Arguably the BIGGEST release of the week is Warner Brothers’ newest DC superhero release, Aquaman Directed by James Wan, written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall, Aquaman is the showcase for Jason Momoa to strut (swim?) his stuff for movie audiences. After the mixed reactions to Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman, and Justice League, can  Aquaman possibly…

  • A Batman Observation…

    I’m laying in my hotel room, recovering from day 2 at Fan Expo Dallas, and The Dark Knight Rises is on TV. I don’t think it has held up as well as The Dark Knight. Not sure why, exactly, of course. Maybe it’s the unreality of it all. I mean, it’s a comic book movie…

  • Justice League

    Welcome back, everyone, to the Visually Stunning Movie Podcast. This time out, we’re on to the second potential Fall/Winter season blockbuster: Justice League DC and Warner Brothers are trying to build on the phenomenal success of the stand-alone Wonder Woman. Can Batman/Bruce Wayne successfully unite this disparate group of heroes to battle the evil Steppenwolf?…