Category Archives: Movies

THE FUNNY PAGES Growing up in Floral Park, New York, in the 1960’s, every day I would visit my family’s Long Island Press to read “the funny pages.” There I followed Peanuts, Family Circle, Beetle Bailey, and my personal favorite, … Continue reading →

Before I started reading Marvel Comics, I had a vague notion that somewhere out there in fantasyland existed a group known as the Fantastic Four, but I had no idea what they were like. If you had shown me a … Continue reading →

So I thought I’d review X-Men: Days of Future Past in the style of my “Meanwhile…” posts, where I compare what’s “Hot” and “Not.” But in this case, I’m calling my categories “LOVED IT!” and “Not so much…” Because, basically, … Continue reading →

Captain America, the Winter Soldier delivers a number of surprises, no matter what level of Marvel Comics knowledge you bring with you into the movie theater. Even the casual fan who doesn’t recognize Stan Lee’s cameo when they see it … Continue reading →