Welcome to the age of the Comic Book Movie, an era in which no child (or adult) is at risk of being shoved into a locker for knowing the backstories and minutiae of even the lowest-ranking superhero from the respective Marvel and DC pantheons; if anything, we as parents are morally obligated to keep our […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” — Franchise-Building Defeats Story in Another Miss for Zack Snyder
For years, the debate has been whether director Zack Snyder actually possesses the acumen to be a Hollywood power player. Plucked from the relative obscurity of the advertising industry to helm the “Dawn of the Dead” remake in 2004, there has been scant evidence to date that he has the ability to satisfactorily command a […]
Reel News: Week of July 16 — The Dark Knight Rises, The Three Stooges, Friends with Kids, Silent House
Theatrical Releases This Week The Dark Knight Rises Director: Christopher Nolan PG-13; 164 mins Trailer It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon […]
The Dark Knight: Brightened By Ledger’s Painted Freak
Friday morning as 12:01 a.m. struck, theaters all over the United States started the official showings of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan’s sequel to Batman Begins. Highly anticipated because of Heath Ledger’s final performance and the hype that has been ramping up for months now, this film is set to break records at the box […]
Who Said That Local Politics Can’t Be Fun?
What took so long? It’s been six months or so since Aberdeen Mayor S. Fred Simmons, who is also a local airport owner and insurance agent, erected a billboard on Route 40 at the city’s eastern border for his State Farm Insurance business. It wasn’t until this week, however, that the billboard, which features a […]
