Josh Reviews Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Batman: Soul of the Dragon is one of the most interesting DC animated direct-to-DVD/blu-ray films to come down the pike in the past several years. This out of continuity story features Bruce Wayne/Batman and other (relatively obscure) DC characters in a 1970’s style martial a
Josh Reviews the Interactive Animated Film Batman: Death in the Family
Batman: Death in the Family is the new animated film from DC/Warner Brothers. For the first time for DC Animation, the film is presented as an interactive experience, with the viewer having several opportunities to choose the fate of the characters, using one’s remote control
Josh Review the DC Animated Film: Apokolips War
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War seems to be the finale of the “New 52” style continuity of animated films that began with 2014’s Justice League: War. Here in Apokolips War, the story circles back around to Darkseid (who was the main villain in Justice League: Wa
Josh Reviews the Animated Adaptation of Superman: Red Son
The direct to blu-ray/DVD DC animated film Red Son is an adaptation of the three-issue mini-series by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett. That “Elseworlds” story asks the tantalizing premise: what if young Kal-El had been raised in communist Russia rather than
Josh Reviews the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths!
I have not previously watched even a single second of any of the CW’s many DC Universe (“Arrowverse”) shows. But after reading for months about their Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover mini-series, I just couldn’t stay away. The CW’s Crisis is a fiv
Josh Reviews the Animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines is the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film. Set in the “New 52”-style continuity begun with 2014’s Justice League: War, this film is a welcome focus on Wonder Woman. We begin with a retelling of her origin, and her departure fro
News Around the Net
Two exciting new Star Trek trailers dropped this week! First up is this look at Picard: This is a very solid trailer. Lots to get excited about here. The production values of this show look spectacular, which makes me happy. (On the other hand, Discovery also had terrific pro
Josh Reviews the Animated Adaptation of Batman: Hush
Back in 2003, Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee produced a twelve episode story in DC’s Batman comic book called “Hush” that was a year-long mystery, introducing a new villain to the Batman pantheon. The story was a big hit with fans and has remained one of the memorable Batma
Josh Reviews the Latest DC Animated Film: Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
The latest direct to blu-ray DC animated film, Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, is a relatively small-scale adventure arriving on the scene without too much to get your average fan excited. It’s not an adaptation of a famous comic book story, and on the surface there doesn&
Josh Reviews Reign of the Supermen
Earlier in the year, DC/Warner Brothers released The Death of Superman, an adaptation of the famous story-line that ran through the Superman comic-books in the nineties. (This was actually the second pass at an animated adaptation of this story, as the very first of this continuing