Lisa Laman

3 days ago | comicbook.com | Lisa Laman

Because 2025’s been such a slow year so far (especially at the box office), it can be easy to think of this as, so far, a very disposable year in the history of cinema. After all, what else has come out beyond a handful of treasures like One of Them Daysand a bunch of subpar John Wick/Deadpool knock-offs? However, look beyond the features clogging up multiplexes every weekend and some true gems emerge.

4 days ago | comicbook.com | Lisa Laman

Live-action movie adaptations of DC Comics characters, like any other strain of cinema, has their ups and downs. They can’t all be The Dark Knight, The Suicide Squad, or Christopher Reeve’s first two Superman movies. Inevitably, clunkers will emerge. Within those creative misfires are titles that absolutely wasted characters that are fixtures of classic Justice League comics. These superhero comics were famous for exhibiting so much imagination and engaging creativity.

4 days ago | looper.com | Lisa Laman

Reboots are tricky to pull off. If done right, like "Spider-Man: Homecoming," they can unlock untapped potential in a character or franchise. The positive possibilities of these films are why folks believe that certain superheroes are in dire need of movie reboots. Badly made reboots, though, result in some truly chilling stuff for cinema fans. Done poorly, reboots can come off as the most craven cash grabs around, retreads of the past that irritate audiences and sully once-beloved brand names.

4 days ago | comicbook.com | Lisa Laman

Though his acting career hit a new level of notoriety with Mr. Robot in 2015, Rami Malek’s acting accomplishments aren’t just limited to that feature or even his Oscar-winning lead turn in Bohemian Rhapsody. In his esteemed career, Malek’s appeared in movies helmed by auteurs like David Lowery, Destin Daniel Cretton, Spike Lee, Paul Thomas Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and many others.

4 days ago | comicbook.com | Lisa Laman

The 2020s have been the dawn of video game movies becoming a massive deal culturally. The Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and A Minecraft Movie have all solidified that modern video game adaptations aimed at younger audiences are a recipe for success. Steve, Sonic, and Freddy Fazbear have all ushered in a shining era for a cinematic domain that used to be gazed on as inherently cursed.