THIS TIME on Torments, Dan takes a look at a box office failure. Luc Besson is one of Hollywood’s true mavericks. He’s such a maverick, in fact, that it’s somewhat misleading to even associate...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a forgotten lesson in comic book atrocities. There was a time when superhero movies were a marquee event. When the original Superman hit cinemas in 1979, comic...
GUARDIANS of the Galaxy burst onto our screens in 2014, showing that lesser-known heroes could band together to create what was a very impressive film. The first Guardians carefully navigated meta references, action and juvenile...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at an early comic book flick from a horror pioneer. This’ll be a laugh. I’m sorry. Wes Craven was not as clever as he thought he was. An undeniably...
THE TALE of Wolverine has been one of the most enduring narratives provided by Marvel comics in their lengthy history. This is evidenced by the sheer number of comics dedicated to the character and the...
DOCTOR STRANGE is the latest offering from the factory of slick itself, Marvel Studios. It is the story of Stephen Strange, a high-flying surgeon and general shitty guy, played by Benedict Cumberbatch (who I’ve heard...
This review contains mild spoilers. LET’S get something out the way; the DC cinematic universe is having a bit of a rocky ride at the moment. With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice failing...
IT’S FAIR to say that, alongside Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool has been one of 2016’s most anticipated superhero films. Once a relatively unknown character to those outside of...
SINCE the release last August of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel has proven to the world that it can pluck any obscure character(s) from its massive arsenal and meet with great success. Ant-Man – hardly a household name...
BEFORE the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, heroes were scattered all across the silver screen. We had some great films, such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, X-Men and X2. But then there’s the terrible;...
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