superheroes & media & hopeful moping
Keith Chow from NOC and I assemble many, though hardly all, of our thoughts on Marvel’s AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Among other topics, I try to disambiguate a common misunderstanding about SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH, as it’s conceived in comic books. Superhuman strength has nothing to do with human body type: you can be short, tall, wide, skinny, but…
“I don’t own anything.” But I have spend a lotta money on Marvel comics and bought a lotta Prince ticket and albums. So I feel okay about making this mashup. Prince Rogers Nelson passed away three years ago today, April 21.AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR premiered in April 2018.AVENGERS: ENDGAME debuts this Thursday, April 25, 2019.Sometimes it…
This listicle is, by premise, gonna be a bit superficial, as well as totes subjective. Hey, if that’s creepy, I truly beg your pardon and I’m sorry. Television is built on aesthetics and photogenicity, I didn’t invent that game, I can only speak my truth. And yes, I’m aware you can make an informed argument…
Marvel’s CLOAK & DAGGER Season 2 premiered last week on Freeform; graciously returning for a fresh new interview is filmmaker Jennifer Phang, who directed S2’s premiere episode “Restless Energy.” (My earlier chats with Phang on her work on CLOAK & DAGGER S1 and THE EXPANSE can be found here and here.) Dom Mah: Hi again!…
You may have been asking yourself, what’s next for Paul Thomas Anderson following his multiple-Oscar-nominated PHANTOM THREAD (2017)? The renowned filmmaker confirmed recently that he has completed a “pretty strong draft” for a sequel to his 1999 film MAGNOLIA, and that pre-production is already underway. The announcement seems timed to coincide with the film’s upcoming…
