How Superhero Movies Fail Their Characters

There are a lot of superhero movies these days. This is not news to anyone. They consistently make big, big money at the box office, and there’s no real end in sight, with Marvel’s release schedule stretching at least into 2020 and DC’s cinematic universe just getting revved up.

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THE EDITOR DOTH PICK

“Stuff and Nonsense” is a fantastic little card/board game from Cheapass Games. You and your opponents are would-be adventurers who scour the outskirts of London for somewhat exotic trinkets and tidbits that you can use as evidence of your non-adventures, so that you...

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Clash Royale Hits the U.S. App Store

The modern App Store has become very predictable. Each week, it gets updated with a fresh batch of Clash of Clans clones and Flappy Bird clones, more than one could count.

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Phone Power: They Might Be Giants

This week, March 8th, alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants released their 19th studio album “Phone
Power”. “Phone Power” is the third collection of songs from the 2015 revival of TMBG’s Dial-a-Song
project, in which they recorded and released a brand new song (with an accompanying video) every
week this year. The previous two collections of 2015 Dial-a-Songs, released earlier this year, were
“Why?” and “Glean”.

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Primal fear over petty scares

When I saw the first trailer for “The Witch” over summer, I was hyped. A Puritan themed horror movie full of black magic and dancing goats was right up my alley. I saw it opening night, knowing it probably wasn’t going to be amazing, but a fun watch nonetheless.

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Mack strikes back

Alright, thrift shoppers, if you’re like me, then you stayed up late and waited until “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made” dropped and then proceeded to listen to it on repeat for the next week.

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“Deadpool” is Dope

Superheroes have been huge in movies lately. A little too huge, some might say, but they’ve been wildly successful nonetheless.

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