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Jim MacQuarrie, Movies, Review, Science Fiction

Guardians of the Galaxy: Eye Candy and Daddy Issues

By Jim MacQuarrie May 3, 2017 November 12, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"16

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may be the most eagerly-awaited sequel outside the Star Wars brand, and James Gunn has delivered a winner. Some online critics feel that it doesn’t live up to the first, but I believe they are confused by the fact that the first one was an unexpected surprise they didn’t know they wanted, and this one is an eagerly anticipated treat that they are pumping up high expectations for. Since that joy of discovery is replaced by expectation, which can’t really compare, they are feeling a self-inflicted disappointment that is unwarranted. I loved it. Gunn still has some tricks up his sleeve.

Greg Hatcher, Movies

Teen Comedy PTSD

By Greg Hatcher May 2, 2017 May 4, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"5

Sooner or later, like that fabled room full of chimps at the keyboard, a moviemaker would accidentally make a teen comedy that accurately reflected my high school experience. And it’s here.

Greg Hatcher, Movies

Sickbed Salvation Over Spring Break

By Greg Hatcher April 13, 2017 April 14, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"13

Home sick over spring break, I found me some cool Westerns.

Delayed Reactions, Movies, The Fangirl Agenda, Toni Adams

Delayed Reaction: The Librarian movies

By Toni Adams March 29, 2017 November 12, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"11

A complete pet peeve of mine is to start in the middle of a series or, even worse, watch the screen version before reading the book. This is pretty easy to …

Comics, Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull, Movies, Superheroes

How To Make A JLA Movie, Part 2

By John Trumbull March 28, 2017 October 10, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"42

Yesterday was the what, Today is the who. Read on for the actors John picks to play the Justice League!

Comics, Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull, Movies, Superheroes

How To Make A JLA Movie

By John Trumbull March 27, 2017 August 5, 2021 itemprop="discussionURL"52

So how DO you go about bringing the World’s Greatest Superheroes to film? John has a few ideas.

Books, Comics, Crisis on Earth-T, John Trumbull, Movies, TV

In Defense of Reverence

By John Trumbull March 14, 2017 October 10, 2017 itemprop="discussionURL"32

If a character’s lasted for decades before you got your hands on them, there’s usually a reason for that. And it’s usually because the creators did something — or several somethings — right. So it makes sense to consider exactly what made the character successful in the first place before you translate them to the screen.