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Catching Up: The Flash Episode 305, "Monster"

RJ Carter · November 2, 2016

The title of this episode is "Monster," but where it may directly apply is something that is up in the air throughout most of the show. Certainly it could be most aptly refer to the 3-story kaiju that's mysteriously appearing and disappearing in the streets of Central City.

Holy Animated Comebacks! Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Hits Blu-ray

RJ Carter · November 1, 2016

As often as we comic fans like to say that Batman is supposed to be a benevolent fascist, and battle whether our favorite is Nolan's "Dark Knight" or Miller's "Dark Knight" or one of the post-60s comic book incarnations, there will always be a special place inside each of us that regards Adam West as the Batm

We Give Thanks For Cosplay: Meet November Bombshell, Jamie Krakover

Critical Blast Staff · November 1, 2016

Halloween 2016 is officially in our rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean that dressing up is out of vogue -- not for us, anyway! And that's something we can all be thankful for -- apropos, as November is the month we officially give thanks!

DC Comics Needs to Fix Harley Quinn for our Daughters

S.J. Mitchell · October 31, 2016

Since her introduction in Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn's popularity has continued to skyrocket into cult status. What happens when that popularity spills over into the minds of young girls?

Star Trek Beyond Overcomes Plot with Visual Spectacle and Brilliant Moments

RJ Carter · October 31, 2016

The latest Star Trek film in the rebooted franchise bears the curious title STAR TREK BEYOND. Science fiction fans may have looked at this and thought it might be a peer into the far future of the Federation, akin to BATMAN BEYOND. Others might have expected the Federation to bo beyond...well, something.

One Nation Under Trump One Video To Avoid

RJ Carter · October 30, 2016

If you have a polarizing figure with a history of controversy and thrust him to the forefront of a Presidential campaign, it should be pretty hard to screw up a documentary about him -- but Director Jim Gufferson, Screenwriter BC Furtney and Producer Jason Winn 'J.B. Destiny' Bareford managed to do just that.

In Video Veritas: De-Rigging the System with James O'Keefe

RJ Carter · October 28, 2016

Oscar Wilde reportedly said that you can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies. And when it comes to that incestuous Venn Diagram intersection of politics and mass media, there are perhaps few hated more than James O'Keefe, the modern master of guerilla journalism.