How do I begin to describe the awful mess that is Neil Marhsall's Doomsday, the new movie from Crystal Sky Pictures, starring British beauty Rhona Mitra (late of the absurd F/X late-night drama "Nip/Tuck")? We start out watching a mish-mash of the plots from 28 Days Later and Resident Evil, as a beautiful government agent…
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Clash of the Titans
Most comic book movies have been adaptations of concept rather than of story. What we've seen have not been translations plot-for-plot from one medium to another, but instead familiar characters and situations being used to invent new adventures for a new audience. Such is the case with the recent direct-to-DVD release Superman: Doomsday. Despite being…
AC/DC
In my quest for podcasts, I came across Supertalk Concern, a Superman show that doesn't limit itself to the Man of Steel. The latest episode has exciting scripting and production updates on live-action versions of Wonder Woman, The Flash, Justice League, and Watchmen. I'd be thrilled to see DC produce a film that'd succeed on…