The Expendables 2 gets the job done. A big, loud, and dumb action film that should please anyone who grew up in the 1980s, it’s also less self-serious and funnier than the first movie. The Expendables 2 also benefits from the swift pacing and upgraded action sequences provided by new director Simon West. The movie won’t win any awards, but it’s a violent good time with a cast of monotone right-wing macho men. The key to the film’s success though lies in the ability for these old action dudes to be in on the joke.

The Expendables 2 starts with a …

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Miss Bala (pronounced ba-ha) is a film out of Mexico directed by Gerardo Naranjo starring Stephanie Sigman in the title role. It follows a young woman named Laura Guerrero who auditions to compete in a beauty pageant. Later that night, she and her friend go to a club and find themselves caught in the crossfire between the DEA and the drug cartel. From that moment on, every way she turns, Laura can’t seem to escape the violence.

This gives off an impression as though that’s the way of life there. Laura can’t go to the cops because they’re crooked. There is …

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Director Joe Carnahan (The Grey), has been pushing for a Daredevil project based on Frank Miller’s vision of the story. It was to be a raw and dirtier look at Hell’s Kitchen in the 70s. But, Fox does not want the rights to Daredevil anymore and gave it back to Marvel. Marvel is less likely to produce a grittier version of anything because the campy Avengers made waves at the Box Office. Too bad.

So, we are left with the Carnahan inspired fan-made trailer below.…

New on DVD from Warner Bros Entertainment is Young Justice- Dangerous Secrets. Featuring 14 of the best episodes the animated has to offer, YJ Dangerous Secrets offers fans beautiful artwork, great stories and a “super” music score.

YJ has a great selection of guest voices such as Brent Spiner as Joker, Alyssa Milano as Poison Ivy and Lacey Chabert as Zatana, and an awesome regular cast who bring the characters to life–this, paired with the storytelling, makes for a great adventure for people of all ages to enjoy.  When it comes down to comics, the characters are who and what …

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What do you get when you give two guys from Hong Kong a bunch of toys from the Batman collection and a camera? Well, you get this short film. Pretty awesome for a first attempt. Kinda reminds me of the one thing Dark Knight Rises was missing (if I could say it was missing anything at all).…

This looks like a fun movie. A little like Shaun of the Dead, except with grumpy old farts. Plus, that crazy guy feeding the pigs from Snatch is always fun to watch!…

Warning:  spoilers ensue! If you haven’t seen Dark Knight Rises yet you might want to stop reading here… But for those of you who have seen the latest Batman movie, by all means, continue reading on…. Director Chris Nolan and actor Christian Bale have both said in several interviews going all the way back to last year that they will be making Batman films no more; Nolan even going as far as writing a farewell letter to the franchise. But it was made pretty clear by the end of the Dark Knight Rises (to the delight of many fans, I’m sure) …

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Long time ago, in a Galaxy far away, Darth Vader was an evil bastard. But, he realized that being a bad MFer wasn’t good for his health. Today, he silently spends his time hanging out with musicians, businessmen, and hot babes. Life doesn’t seem so bad after being the worse Dad ever!

What does Vader have in common with the Samsung Galaxy S? Absolutely nothing, except that they’re both black, just like most iPhones, and my car……

With the recent news that Scott Lang would be the Ant-Man in the upcoming Edgar Wright film in 2014 and Hank Pym passing the mantle to Lang, I got to thinking is this just Marvels way of keeping the darker themes out of their movies?

The MCU is known to be accessible to everyone and this has given them hundreds of millions of dollars from their movies and toys based on the movies etc. But news of Hank Pym just being the guy passing down the mantle of Ant-Man to Scott Lang and just being a secondary character, along with Demon …

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Now I know that a lot of people are skeptical about the news of a DC Cinematic Universe, many say it can’t be done or it’ll just be a rip off of what Marvel’s doing. I can definitely see where these people are coming from and I can understand the skepticism.  But this got me thinking, how would a DC Cinematic Universe work? So I came up with some ideas and decided to share them with you guys.

1)  CHOOSE THE LEADING HEROES OF THE UNIVERSE

Out of all of the Marvel heroes, the 4 heavy hitters that were ultimately picked …

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