The Dark Knight Rises (2012) May 14, 2013
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Mopping up 2012’s left-overs with some very concise points on Nolan’s trilogy closer…
Green Lantern: Extended Cut (2011) May 9, 2013
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I don’t really like Green Lantern. Weirdly, I thought the movie that everyone else hated was OK-ish…
April 2013 + 5 Worst Superhero Movies May 1, 2013
Posted by badblokebob in : Editorials, progress reports, superhero films, 2013 , add a commentIt’s summer!
Well, Iron Man 3 — sorry, Iron Man Three — is in cinemas, so it must be, mustn’t it?
Talking of Iron Man, how about a list of superhero movies? Bad ones.
All that and more in this month’s progress report:
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) March 6, 2013
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Arriving in cinemas between the Burton and Schumacher eras of live-action Batman, could this animation be the best Dark Knight film ever made?
Avengers Assemble (2012) February 15, 2013
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aka The Avengers
aka Marvel’s The Avengers
aka Marvel Avengers Assemble
aka Marvel’s Avengers Assemble
aka Iron Man and His Super-Friends
It’s on Sky Movies Premiere from today, at 4pm and 8pm.
Thor (2011) February 13, 2013
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Marvel Avengers Assemble is on Sky Movies Premiere from Friday, so to tie-in here’s my much-belated review of one of Phase One’s better films…
January 2013 + 5 Films That Deserve Sequels February 1, 2013
Posted by badblokebob in : Editorials, Disney, progress reports, superhero films, 2013 , add a commentThe new-look-for-2013 monthly update covering January is now online, with a host of new and interesting features.
No, really.






