Category: 4K Action

No Poliwhirl, No Sale Detective Pikachu’s opening act sticks out. Shadows dominate the aesthetic. Scenes take place in a rundown bar. It’s sweaty and moody, with blinds allowing limited …

Future Kids Alita’s world exists on the surface of Earth. Above is a floating city. The latter is where the rich live, dumping their garbage down on the poverty-riddled …

Immortal Combat Hellboy was brought to Earth by Nazis. His name isn’t subtle – he’s from hell, the Christian vision of demons and fire and torture, an analogous lore …

Magic Man Shazam doesn’t have a secret lair; he doesn’t have a permanent home, either. So, Shazam visits a real estate agent to see if they have anything, say, …

Almost a Marvel Unfortunately designed as a plot gap filler before the main events of Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel entertains in the way all Marvel films too. It’s funny …

Michael Bay at War 13 Hours avoids the public, political quagmire that followed the events of Benghazi. With a few lines, whiffs of greater conspiracy find their way into …

This Town Needs an Enema Batman ‘89 is a movie caught between expectations of camp and genre maturity. It’s empty entertainment, a bizarre if heavenly beautiful studio feature unsure …

A Die for a Die “I’m no cat,” sneers Michelle Pfeiffer, seconds before she’s pushed through a window and turns into, of course, Catwoman. Director Tim Burton has a …

Not This Forever, Please It figures this is the Batman to deal with morality in vigilantism. Bruce Wayne warns sidekick Robin about what it means to take a life …

The Heat is On Step back for a moment. Ignore Tim Buron’s Batman. Let the shenanigans of Batman & Robin live on their own. Batman crashes through the roof …

Sloppy Start The first act of Batman Begins creates a perfect billionaire. The idea is to make the audience empathetic to rich, powerful people. That’s key. Bruce Wayne’s father …

Decent Men in an Indecent Time The masterstroke of The Dark Knight is disrupting Batman fandom. He’s not a good guy. He’s not a hero. The Dark Knight redirects …