Flashbacks in superhero origin stories hold less impact now than they did in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins or Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.There’s a big sense of “been there, done that” which makes the seemingly onslaught of reboots all the more eye…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×06) “Condemned”
This has to be one of the best things that Marvel has ever done, right? Episode six, “Condemned”, picks up immediately after the events of episode five with Matt surrounded by the police, most of whom are corrupt and are…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×05) “World on Fire”
Episode five is when I like to think that the show really hit its stride. Narratives began to hit their mark clearly and simultaneously, not one plot feeling extraneous. There were action-packed set pieces, much needed character development with Foggy…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×04) “In the Blood”
The world of Daredevil is ever expanding, seen this week as we learn more about the heads of the Russian organization, the brothers Anatoly (Gideon Emery) and Vladimir (Nikolai Nikolaeff). We see them first in a flashback where they were literally…
TV Review: Daredevil (1X01) “Into the Ring”
“Beware those Murdoch boys; they’ve got the devil in them.” I was never very well acquainted with the Daredevil character. Any bits of information I’d gained had been through the internet over time. I never even saw Ben Affleck’s take…
TV News: Full Trailer for Netflix’s Daredevil Debuts
Well now, I think we can all agree that the trailer looks pretty fantastic. We can only hope that the series lives up to the hype. Going by the trailer alone, the series premiering on Netflix looks eerie, action packed,…
Ally’s Movie Review: The Judge
The Judge is not a film that has sat easily with me, likely due to just how excited I was when the first trailer dropped. Robert Downey Jr. is one of my personal favorite actors, and despite just how wonderful…