Comics Movies
Comics and movies both blossomed in the cultural landscape of the 20th Century. And as they flowered they cross-pollinated one another with their brightest blooms and their most effective arrangements. The digital revolution has opened many doors to the previously unfilmable, leading to an explosion in the number of comic book adaptations.
For many people 'comics movies' mean gaudy titans in tights pounding the snot out of one another. However, if you remove the properties of the two big American companies (DC and Marvel), a broader spectrum of the fantastic and mundane is revealed.
Presenting for your selection, a cornucopia of pocket universes born of ink, transformed into light. For Superheroes peruse the DC and Marvel sub-headings under Comics Movies, stage left.
Pictured: Marv (Mickey Rourke) takes a moment to collect his thoughts in 2005's "Sin City" - cinema's most faithful comic book adaptation to date.
Ant-Man and the Wasp (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Walton Goggin...
Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must... Read more
Deadpool 2 (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Deadpool 2 (Blu-ray) (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
8.7/10
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Rober...
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all si... Read more
Avengers: Infinity War (Blu-ray) (2018)
8.7/10
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Rober...
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all si... Read more
The Death of Stalin (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Armando Iannucci
Starring: Dermot Crowley, Jason Isaacs, Jeffrey Tambor, Karl Johnson, Michael Palin, Steve...
When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Am... Read more
Black Panther (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Danai Jekesai Guri...
After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy sudden... Read more
Black Panther (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Danai Jekesai Guri...
After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy sudden... Read more
The Gifted: Season 1 (2017)
7.6/10
Starring: Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer, Jamie Chung, Sean Teale, Natalie Alyn Lind, Percy Hyne...
In a world where mutated humans are treated with distrust and fear, an institute for mutants battles to achieve peaceful co-existence with humanity. Read more
Justice League (Zack Snyder's Directors Cut) (2017)
6.2/10
Director: Joss Whedon, Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ciaran Hinds, Connie Nielsen, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisen...
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even great... Read more