Tag Archives: comic book characters

DREDD

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pete Travis Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Domhnall Gleeson, Rakie Ayola, Warrick Grier. With the stench of Sylvester Stallone’s misguided 1995 adaptation of the comic book character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra now long faded from memory it is probably a good time to [...]

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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Modine, Ben Mendelsohn, Cillian Murphy, Juno Temple, Tom Conti, Liam Neeson, Daniel Sunjata, Joey King, Josh Stewart, Aiden Gillen, Brett Cullen, Brent Briscoe. The Dark Knight Rises is possibly the [...]

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THE AVENGERS

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Joss Whedon Stars: Robert Downey jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, Clark Gregg, Jeremy Renner, Stellan Skarsgard, Gwyneth Paltrow. This big budget special effects driven blockbuster from the Marvel studios brings together four of their best known superheroes – Captain America (Chris [...]

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THE GREEN HORNET

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michel Gondry Stars: Seth Rogen Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour, Edward Furlong, James Franco. After the mighty Kick-Ass showed how a bit of imagination could drive a comic book adaptation, we get this dismal version of yet another comic superhero. This $90 million feature film [...]

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