Dave Davis

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THOR'S COMIC COLUMN

REVIEWED THIS WEEK: – Detective Comics #809– Giant Size Spider-Woman #1– The Tick: Days of Drama #1– The Losers #26– Godland #1– JLA: Classified #10– Max Hamm: Fairy Tale Detective TPB– Star Wars: A Long Time Ago vol. 3– The Flash: Ignition TPB– The Thing:… Continue reading →

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Wedding Crashers $20,400,000 $116,000,000 3 2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $16,300,000 $148,000,000 3 3 Sky High $14,500,000 $14,500,000 1 4 Stealth $13,500,000 $13,500,000 1 5 Must Love Dogs… Continue reading →

TRAILER: LORD OF WAR

You have to admit, workaholic Nic Cage doesn’t do the same thing twice. He’s got Gore Verbinski’s family drama The Weather Man on the way, he’s playing flame-faced comic character Ghost Rider, but first he’s dealing arms in Lord of War. The flick features… Continue reading →

KIDMAN GETS INVADED

Remember when milky-skinned siren Nicole Kidman made a few interesting film choices before latching onto high-concept projects and remakes? Those were the days… back before she decided to join the latest update of the classic sci-fi suspense tale Invasion of… Continue reading →

REVIEW: STEALTH

The opening training mission sequence of Stealth introduces a trio of hotshot Navy superpilots in Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx), who finish their task with a major bang as Ben announces he’s preparing for… Continue reading →

TRAILER: DOOM

Despite some early rumors, the Doom movie does seem to be sticking close to many of the game’s details (it’s set on Mars and the aesthetic is aiming at the most recent game in the series), and will apparently be a violent and gruesome R-rating after all.… Continue reading →

VOLTRON COMES TOGETHER

Are huge robot movies this week’s flavor in Hollywood? The Transformers movie may be hitting rumor potholes (though I have little doubt the movie will get made), but other creative/greedy types are looking at options while the mechanics get Optimus Prime… Continue reading →

WOO SOME TALENT

Mayhem master/bird wrangler John Woo has been working for almost a year (when he doesn’t get distracted with videogames and remakes of French New Wave cinema) putting together his historical film The Battle of Red Cliff, and he’s finally starting to gather… Continue reading →

THOR'S COMIC COLUMN

REVIEWED THIS WEEK:– Silent Dragon #1– The Defenders #1– Dungeons & Dragons: Homeworld #1 & 2– The Middleman #1– Zombie King #0– Mutation #1– All Star Batman & Robin #1– JSA Classified #1– Heartbreak #1– Tales Designed To Thrizzle #1 First Look: Diggle and Yu… Continue reading →