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Teen Eyes for Black and White

8/27/2014

By Robert Hass

October 10th; 2010. A 13-year old towhead runs out of his home into the crisp autumn evening. Around the corner, up the next block of his tidy neighborhood, he spies his destination: a curb lined with cars, a house bathed in light. Calming his breath, he sneaks in the unlocked front door. He slips through a tangle of barking dogs, trays of food and collides into a cluster of animated houseguests spilling into a 24-seat home theater. The kid settles into his chair, his heart racing, his eyes fixed straight ahead. What will tonight’s adventure bring?

A hushed whisper breaks the silence: “Rosebud.”

Welcome to First Friday at the Hirshorn’s house and to my teenage life.

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Why Superman/Batman is the Right Move for DC

7/20/2013

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Written by Griffin Banks

It’s happening.

It’s finally happening.

No Colin Farrell. No James Franco.

Just the World’s Greatest Detective vs. the Last Son of Krypton in slow motion, grey filtered glory.

It’s been rumored since Myspace was a thing and we dreamt about it during the days of Reeves and Keaton, but in 2015 we’re finally going to see the two most iconic figures in graphic novels on the big screen together at last. This is hands down the most hopeful I’ve been about a/the DC Cinematic Universe since the Batman rolled out on the Bat-Pod at the end of Dark Knight. You thought that Wayne Tech satellite in MOS was a homage, huh? No sir, it’s the freakin Bat, and he’s gunning for the Kryptonian who was up to no good. Why am I imagining more Supes vs. Bats, but not a cut and dry team-up World’s Finest-style? WB laid down the gauntlet with the infamous Dark Knight Returns quote, Read by Harry Lennix (The General Lane stand in from Man of Steel).

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Leave Iron Man 3 Alone!

7/19/2013

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Written by Griffin Banks

SPOILERS! TREAD CAREFULLY!

Perhaps I’m late to the party on this, but for months now I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among the message boards and nerd cites alike.

People hate Iron Man 3. I mean they really, really, hate it.

I was stunned, especially since this movie in my humble opinion, is canyons beyond the abysmal Iron Man 2. Now at face value, I certainly sympathize with those upset. When news began trickling out on this project, it seemed we were going to get the Iron Man film we’ve always wanted. Shelves and shelves of armors, based off the much-revered Extremis storyline that the MCU has been tapping for years, and the introduction of alien ring wearing-kung fu badass-warlord Mandarin. Now the latter came as a curve ball, due to the fact Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) made several comments dismissing Mandarin, referred to as a “racist caricature” by the director/writer. Now fans of Ole Shell Head and comic fans in general feel free to disagree; but I totally see where he’s coming from.

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The Problem With Man Of Steel

7/16/2013

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Written by Griffin Banks

WARNING: SPOILERS GALORE (comics mentioned below included)

In honor of Clark Kent/Kal-El’s 75 years in publication I thought I’d discuss his latest bout on the big screen in the form of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which like most movie goers I have watched, dissected, and contemplated for the better part of a month. When the dust settled, I came to the conclusion that while good, it really doesn’t do Superman justice. And here’s why.

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Most anticipated Films of 2014

6/26/2013

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Written by Griffin Banks

In the midst of the summer movie season (which might I add has been very hit and miss), I thought I’d use some foresight and look ahead to what’s in store for all us cinefiles in 2014.

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THEORIES, Thoughts, and Speculations Of The JuSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE

6/22/2013

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Written by Griffin Banks

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter. They are the Justice League, banding together to battle the might of a giant alien starfish called Starro (I only wish that was a joke, check out The Brave and the Bold #28 to see for yourself). They quickly moved on from a backlog team up story, to their own on-going series, taking the Baby Boom generation by storm and beyond. Since those early days we’ve had mounds of comics, the nostalgic Super Friends cartoon, plus countless spoofs and references. Despite the innate iconography, a Justice League feature has been trapped in development hell. We daydreamed about it during the days of the Reeves and Keaton era, but it always seemed like far-flung fanboy fantasies trapped in the spinner racks.

…Then Joss Whedon’s Avengers hit theaters.

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Teen Eyes for Black and White

By Robert Hass

Why Superman/Batman is the Right Move for DC

Written by Griffin Banks

Leave Iron Man 3 Alone!

Written by Griffin Banks

The Problem With Man Of Steel

Written by Griffin Banks

Most anticipated Films of 2014

Written by Griffin Banks

THEORIES, Thoughts, and Speculations Of The JuSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE

Written by Griffin Banks

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Teen Eyes for Black and White

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Why Superman/Batman is the Right Move for DC

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Leave Iron Man 3 Alone!

Written by Griffin Banks

The Problem With Man Of Steel

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