Batman Tom King's Batman has pretty consistently ranked among DC's best monthly comics since the start of DC Rebirth, and that hasn't changed in 2018. The first half of the year has been devoted to paving the way for Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle's wedding, resulting in a number of...
DC is in the midst of pushing a new Vertigo reinvigoration of sorts, with new books in the Sandman Universe and a wave of interesting indie-feeling series. Of the Sandman books,The Dreamingfeels the most like a continuation of the old universe, which is an amazing piece of writing mimicry ...
The garden of indie comics blossomed with creators new and old who experimented with genre, form, and style. As a retailer in her third year of funnybook slinging, I serviced a public both conversant and curious, familiar with old standbys like Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and eager to ...
Indie comics creator Tillie Walden continues to impress with her latest graphic novel,On A Sunbeam,which deftly interweaves two timelines: two girls meet at boarding school, fall in love and learn to deal with loss and a ragtag crew explores the depths of space and rebuilding beautiful structure...
Also ranks #20 on The 100+ Best Indie Comedies, Ranked Also ranks #20 on The 50+ Best London-Based Movies 22 Dad's Army John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn 56 votes Dad's Army is a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, ...
In the indie dramedy film Lady Bird, Saoirse Ronan portrays Christine Lady Bird McPherson, a high school senior from Sacramento. She navigates her way through the trials and tribulations of adolescence, clashing with her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf), who works tirelessly to keep their famil...
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Since its launch, the Nintendo Switch has become a haven for indie game developers, offering a platform to showcase their unique and innovative creations.
Filmmaker Nathan Silver has been churning out extremely oddball indie films for the past 15 years without a whole lot of fanfare, but he finally found a sliver of mainstream attention in 2024 with Between the Temples, a tender and relatively straightforward (for him) comedy starring the one-of...
It turns out that Chris Smith, the director of revered 1999 doc American Movie (with its riotously funny and surprisingly touching take on the indie-indie-indie Milwaukee movie scene), was the perfect filmmaker to tackle a documentary about the last days of legendary indie director Robert Downey...