Joseph Cardenas/Staff Writer Florida International University’s Geek Culture Club will be hosting another “Take Back The Night” event this Thursday, titled “The Sex Issue”. It will be a forum held in GC140 at 2 p.m. and will explore gendered stereotypes in comics, especially to female superheroes. Laura Pomar, marketing director of the club, spoke about […]
Joseph Cardenas/Staff Writer We all know the name Zack Snyder tacked onto a film nearly makes the chances of a quality movie incredibly slim, but in the case of the DC Extended Universe we’re more than willing to ignore that sentiment. Especially in favor of two superheroes hashing it out in the name of comic […]
Joseph Cardenas/Staff Writer The second season of “Marvel’s Daredevil” saw the introduction of comic hero icons Elektra Natchios and Frank Castle’s “The Punisher” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a hyped event for months since their appearances were first confirmed. Now that “Daredevil” has passed and we know just how bad a female assassin and a […]
Joeseph Cardenas/Staff Writer Over the weekend Walt Disney Animation rolled out its 55th animated feature film, “Zootopia”, and took the world by furry storm. Moreso, it took everyone by surprise with its deeper message: a social commentary on racial politics and the societal damages of stereotyping, and how it can be used to help people […]
Joseph Cardenas/Staff Writer Over the years, Deadpool became a staple Marvel character big enough to fuel a cult fanbase. A fanbase powerful enough to push his first ever solo film to have the biggest opening weekend for a superhero’s first film. Whether or not you lost the appeal for the superhero genre, a $130 million […]
Joseph Cardenas/Contributing Writer Seth Grahame-Smith struck gold upon the release of a quirk book classic. The campy, yet fancy, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” has been more than well received as a novel that pays homage to Jane Austen, the author of “Pride and Prejudice.” In April 2009, the book about a zombie apocalypse during […]
Joseph Cardenas/Contributing Writer The Walt Disney Company follows yearly tradition by premiering a movie based on a true story. Their latest leap, “The Finest Hours” is no exception. Based on the 1952 Pendleton rescue mission, chronicled in the 2009 book “The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue” […]
