by Jarrod | Aug 23, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR, NEWSWIRE
By Brandy Dykhuizen and Jarrod Jones. If a character has ever deserved a do-over in recent years, it’s the Joker. With Jared Leto’s bejeweled grill leaving an acrid taste in many a fan’s mouth, a palate cleanser is ever in order. Was this what we had in mind? A solo...
by Jarrod | Jun 2, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR, HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS. By Molly Jane Kremer. In the superhero movie race Warner Bros has chased after rival Marvel Studios’ alacrity, box office intake, and general reception for years. With Wonder Woman, the first female-led solo superhero film of the...
by Jarrod | Jun 2, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR, ANTI-MONITOR PODCAST, HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Matt Fleming and Jarrod Jones. This is the ANTI-MONITOR podcast, where hey — cool party. This week, Jarrod & Birdy celebrate their fortieth episode by assessing the much-maligned Joel Schumacher debacle, ‘Batman & Robin’. They discuss the...
by Jarrod | Mar 10, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Matthew C. Brown. Since its inception, the King Kong film franchise has reflected America’s fraught relationship with imperialism, white fright, xenophobia, and black slavery. When the original King Kong film was released in 1933, there were black people being...
by Jarrod | Feb 10, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR, HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Jarrod Jones. If nothing else, The Lego Batman Movie offers something truly unique for le connaisseur of the superhero genre: a DC Comics film where the heroes don’t take themselves so gosh darn seriously. Batman rolls around in garish bat-shaped vehicles,...
