Posts Tagged ‘comic book’

Re-enchantment with the World of Hellboy

November 16th, 2008

review of HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
by Diana Taibi
starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair
directed by Guillermo del Toro
Rated PG-13

“The movie’s in theme is… in favor of saying, the most mundane things, the most mundane concerns, are destroying beauty, and they’re destroying spirituality, and they’re destroying ideas, and they’re destroying magic… It’s a film about how [...]

The Knight is Darker, but Viewer will Endure

July 19th, 2008

If anyone still thought you could still say “comic book movie” and that the phrase implied a certain sensibility, style, or genre, The Dark Knight has driven the final nail into that cliche-coffin.