Joe George

Greensboro

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Articles

Ironheart's Dominique Thorne on Playing a Super Genius in a Changing Marvel World

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

Ironheart won’t be a rookie superhero when her solo series makes its debut on Disney+. In fact, she already helped Shuri and Okoye fight off both the FBI and some of Namor’s Atlantean warriors in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. But the show Ironheart will feel like something of a fresh start for the hero, and not just because it’s been three years since we last saw her in the MCU. It’s because Ironheart, known most the of the time as teen genius Riri Williams, is still figuring out who she is.
Spider-Man '94 Comic Reminds Us the '90s Were the Peak of Superhero Cartoons

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

As the world’s foremost wallcrawler, Spider-Man has been known to hang off of things for a while. But 27 years is pushing it, even for him. Yet that’s how long Spidey’s been waiting for a resolution to the cliffhanger that closed out Spider-Man: The Animated Series, the popular cartoon show that ran from 1994 to 1998 on the Fox Network.
Dune 3 Casting Raises Huge Questions for the Future of the Franchise

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

This article contains spoilers for the Dune franchise. By this point, even the average moviegoer knows that the Dune franchise is weird. But devotees of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novels have been warning civilians for years that things are going to get so much weirder, starting with director Denis Villeneuve‘s next movie, an adaptation of the second book, Dune Messiah. Messiah depicts a conspiracy against Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), which involves clones and fish-men.
Spaceballs 2: The Blockbuster Trends Mel Brooks Should Skewer Next

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

We’ve had Spaceballs: The Lunch Box, Spaceballs: The Flamethrower, and even Spaceballs: The Toilet Paper. But now it’s time for Spaceballs: The Sequel. The Schwartz is still strong with 98-year-old comedy legend Mel Brooks, who will return once again as wise teacher Yogurt for Spaceballs 2, the follow-up to Brooks’ 1987 Star Wars parody.
The Best Jaws Knockoffs of the Past 50 Years

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

To this day, Jaws remains the best example of Steven Spielberg‘s genius as a filmmaker. He somehow took a middling pulp novel about a killer shark and turned it into a thrilling adventure about masculinity and economic desperation. And to the surprise of no one, the massive success of Jaws spawned a lot of knockoffs, a glut of movies about animals terrorizing communities. None of these reach the majesty of Jaws, of course. But here’s the thing—none of them had to be Jaws.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Deserves Better Than Six Episodes

2 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

More than 30 years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation closed out its seven-year run with the excellent finale, “All Good Things…” The episode’s title proved apt—and not just because Picard’s crew actually continued their adventures with four more lackluster movies and the uneven revival series Star Trek: Picard. Rather, the title indicated that the Enterprise-D had a great run and had earned its ending. The same, sadly, cannot be said of the adventures of current series about the USS Enterprise.
Friday the 13th Perfected the Jason Movie in The Final Chapter

2 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

“An immoral and reprehensible piece of trash that pulled more tickets on its opening weekend than any other so far in 1984.” That’s how the imminent critic Roger Ebert introduced his and co-host Gene Siskel’s review of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter on their show At the Movies.
Wonder Woman: 5 Comic Book Stories James Gunn’s Reboot Could Adapt

2 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

The Man of Steel isn’t the only DC hero who is getting a new look in James Gunn‘s universe. As part of his press tour for Superman, Gunn has let drop that a new Wonder Woman movie is in the works. This isn’t a huge surprise. After all, Wonder Woman’s arch-enemy Circe and the hero’s home island Themyscira were a big part of Creature Commandos, the first official part of Gunn and DC Studios co-head Peter Safran’s new DC Universe.
Superman: James Gunn’s Large Cast Defense Points to New Type of Shared Universe

2 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

To be sure, Superman has an exciting cast. Not only do we get David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult as Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor, respectively, but we also get inspired choices such as Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner and Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen. But with such a crowded group, one has to wonder, is this a Superman story or a DC Universe ensemble story? To director and DC Universe czar James Gunn, the answer is clear.
The Legend of Zelda Movie's Release Date Confirms Rise of Video Game Movies

2 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Joe George

For more than two decades, the first week of May launched the summer movie season with the latest entry in a beloved franchise. In 2002, we got Spider-Man. In 2012, it was The Avengers, followed by Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame arriving the last week of April in 2018 and 2019. But with the dismal box office receipts that followed Thunderbolts* (released on May 4, 2025), the old heroes have fallen and a new hero has risen to take their place—the Hero of Time, in fact.