Marvel [Comics Reviews]: Ghosts, Goblins & Savage Land Dino’s, Oh My!

May 22nd will forever be known as "Interlude Week." Over at DC, Batman Incorporated took a breather for the Batman of Japan; Justice League's "prelude to Trinity" was more like "why is Elemental Girl here and how can we use her?"; Aquaman even exchanged writers to focus on The Others (pun, sorta kinda maybe, intended?); …

GUILLERMO DEL TORO [Q&A]: From a ‘Dark’ Justice League to ‘Rim’ing it Pacific.

There are almost too many things to look forward to in the world of Guillermo del Toro. On Saturday night of the LA Times Hero Complex Film Festival, del Toro gave us talk of Justice League Dark, his (hopeful) HBO adaptation of Naoki Urasawa's Monster manga series, and an epic new trailer for Pacific Rim; …

STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS [Review]: Man, it’s all about Location.

You know what would have been a blast? Watching Star Trek: Into Darkness immediately following J.J. Abrams' first Star Trek, with the very same audience from last week's CapeTown Film Fest. These people, many of which like yours truly were not even true Trekkies, pumped the Egyptian Theater that Monday full of energy, cheers and laughter. …

THE MIST [Frank Darabont & Thomas Jane Q&A]: “The Fogging Dead?”

Before any attempt to humor myself with "creative" analogies came into play, someone beat me with the dare to compare two of director Frank Darabont's most haunting babies. "What do you think of the similarities between The Mist and 'The Walking Dead'?" Of course Darabont, our ever so eloquent guest from Saturday afternoon's 2013 Hero Complex …