Batman: The Silent Motion Picture
Behold a silent film edit of Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) here! (Thanks, Mark!)
Bootleg Safari!
Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds looks at bootleg merchandise in an excellent video series! “Join Effin’ Birds creator Aaron Reynolds and a series of special guests as they explore the best and worst knock-off merchandise.” Watch here. Thanks, Ed!
10 Things I Liked in 2023
It is time once again for the end of year lists. When people share the best in film, television, games, comics, and basically all things. I am still terrible at this. So I offer instead an unranked, alphabetical list of some of the things I liked and a […]
The People’s Joker has a release date!
Vera Drew’s The People’s Joker is finally getting a release date in the US. “Described as an absurdist semi-autobiographical dark comedy, The People’s Joker stars Drew as a painfully unfunny aspiring clown called Joker the Harlequin. Her character grapples with her gender identity while unsuccessfully attempting to join […]
How does a franchise survive movies no one talks about?
At Asking The Wrong Questions, Abigail Nussbaum has some thoughts on The Marvels (2023). “The Marvels is the first movie that makes me think the MCU might actually be over. Not because it’s bad—it is, in fact, quite charming and enjoyable, solidly mid-tier Marvel, and near the top […]
Spider-Gwen & the Trans Subtext of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse“
At Comic Book Herald, Charlotte Fiero writes about Gwen Stacy, Miles Morales, intersectionality, and the trans subtext in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). “Yes, I am disappointed that the movie doesn’t go as far as outright saying that Gwen is trans; and I refuse to accept the narrative […]
The Cultural Gutter 