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So DC Universe dropped their first trailer for Titans which is going to headline their new streaming channel, and wow, it is a departure from what the Titans are known for these days. The kids are killing people and using the F-Word. Right in the trailer! I mean if this is what they thought was safe to show us, I wonder what they are holding back. I guess if we become subscribers we will know this fall, but this was a rough introduction.
After yet another critical failure with the Justice League, the heads of the DCEU rolled once again, and now Walter Hamada is in charge with apparent complete control, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing down the DCEU. Casting is almost complete (it may be now) for the new Shazam film, and it is coming out April 19th 2019, but the biggest news is that The Flash movie now has its third and forth directors.
The guys that wrote the very funny Spider-Man: Homecoming, John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, are now writing and directing Flashpoint. It is interesting that they will be adding so much comedic talent to a movie that will have no-doubt far reaching implications for the DECU, but it is still the best sign that even though Warner Brothers is not slowing down their superhero output, that they are indeed changing the tone of their films.
I love the cast of the DCEU movies, they just need to start making GOOD movies with them. Hopefully they get things turned around with Aquaman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam! and Flashpoint because I need to have a good Justice League movie. I NEED IT!!!!! … Anyway, we will see if these movies are what the doctor ordered, or if that is the end of the DCEU as we know it.
2017 was kind of a down year for the movies industry. Its box-office totals were way down compared to last year. It started the summer off with a string of busts that were supposed to be box-office guaranties. That being said, there were still a lot of good things to watch last year, so here are my top five films of 2017 in reverse order!
Homecoming was the movie Spider-Man fans had been waiting for. It brought Spider-Man back home to the MCU, and it did not disappoint. It served up the comedy and action you would expect from an MCU flick while firmly cementing Spidey in the MCU. Its only major flaw was that it played it too safe.
Rian Johnson had the impossible task of living up to fan expectations with The Last Jedi, and he didn’t quite do it, but he did expand the universe in meaningful ways while trying new things. Which is no small feat. I can’t wait to see where all the stuff he set in motion ends up, and that is what a middle movie in a trilogy should do.
Taika Waititi gazed upon the MCU and found it lacking a true comedy, so he fixed that, and it was amazingly successful. I am not sure that Thor: Ragnarok lines up 100% of the way with the rest of the MCU, but it was too much fun to care. It was one of my favorite MCU films to date.
Wonder Woman finally got her chance to shine, and she didn’t waste it. It was by far the best movie DC has put out recently, and it made the mess that was Justice League look even worse by comparison. Heck with Patty Jenkins just being in charge of Wonder Woman, make her in charge of the whole DCEU!
People were wondering if Christopher Nolan had anything left in the tank, but Dunkirk proved that he is still a world class director. Dunkirk was a stunning achievement, and it showed that there are still interesting war movies left to be made. Expect Dunkirk to make some noise this award season.
So that is my top five list! What was your top 5? I would love to hear about it you liked (or didn’t).
While what happens in Batman: The Enemy Within, Episode Three, The Fractured Mask, depends on what you did in the previous episodes, and in this episode’s case the last game, no matter what, Bruce Wayne will be dealing with his relationships. Which is something new for Bat-fans. Especially in the dynamic that Telltale has setup for us.
Bruce will somehow have to try and keep Batman’s friendship with Jim Gordon on the up while being forced (maybe not) to work for Amada Waller’s Agency. All while his favorite thief Catwoman arrives back on the scene, and trying to help (or not) John Doe (Proto-Joker) with his relationship with Harley. In other words it is an almost impossible task, and how all those relationships fit together depends on how you have been playing the game.
This is the first episode where my failures as Bruce/Batman have really come back to bite me, and it was fantastic. Doing everything I can to keep everything working to the good, and watching myself fail to do so. Things just keep crumbling around me. Not to mention with all my previous knowledge about Batman, wondering if I can save poor John Doe from his fate. I am guessing not, and I hope Harley’s fate has nothing to do with his pre-destined fall. Because I love her as an independent, and quite scary, criminal mastermind.
While I will say I do miss the old style adventure games of the past, Telltale really knows how to weave a good story together, and this Batman tale has been one of their finest. If you haven’t played either of their Batman games yet, you really need to because Batman: The Enemy Within has been fascinating. I keep looking at my Steam queue hoping to see Batman update, and then I play it right away when it does, and so should you!