There’s no way around it—JBL has to go. WWE’s bullying culture has been known for decades, but some unfortunate timing and sympathetic victims have launched the issue into the mainstream. Much of the judgment has swirled around John “Bradshaw” Layfield, a former cowboy-themed / occult-bodyguard themed / J.R. Ewing-themed wrestler-turned-Fox Business analyst-turned color commentator. JBL’s…
Welcome to I-Earn Fists, the review of Netflix’s Iron Fist, where I assess attributes of each episode based on how many fists they earn. Given the limitations of the human body, these assessments will be made on a scale of zero fists to two fists, where earning zero fists means “bad” and earning two fists…
DOOM DELUISE: Hello, and welcome to the latest installment of Doom and Doomer, wherein Jim Doom and I take a back-and-forth look at comic book movies. Today, we discuss Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the sequel to 2013’s abysmal Man of Steel. Was this film able to rise above that one, or is this…
I’ve been saying it for months now, ever since Triple H won the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble: He’s leaving Wrestlemania as champion. It’s not necessarily for any one reason, but as is always the case when the winds shift at the last minute in his storyline favor—for a confluence of reasons that just…
Unless you’ve been living under Iraq (quick, what’s the statute of limitations on making puns about Saddam in his hidey-hole?), you’ll know that Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice is hitting theatres this weekend, and it seems poised to shatter some records at the box office, to say nothing of its title characters’ bones. Now,…
Hello, and welcome to another installment of “Rated ‘D’ for Doom,” my annual look at the year’s upcoming superhero movies! Now, before we move into the current year, I always like to take a moment to reflect on the prior year’s releases and see how they fared. Last year, we only had three big releases…
The news this week that four New Japan stars may soon be headed to WWE has sparked some unexpected and intriguing speculation about WWE’s plans for this talent, particularly revolving around the former members of New Japan’s Bullet Club. It’s the kind of thing that has me completely flipping my opinion on whether I’d like…
I was skeptical of the casting of Heath Ledger as The Joker. He didn’t look like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. He didn’t sound like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. He didn’t act like Jack Nicholson’s Joker. But once we saw him, it was clear that the way he looked, sounded and acted was awesome. A lot of the…
The expression on Superman’s face at the beginning of the trailer for Dawn of Justice really sums up the tone: “I don’t have time to explain to these stupid people how lucky they are that I’m clumsily destroying their city. “But if you’re going to make me explain myself…” (sigh) “…I’ll humor you.” (It doesn’t…
So, if you’ve been online today, you probably know by now that the new trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – – the most happy-go-lucky movie of all time – – has arrived, as Warner Bros and DC Comics unveiled it to attendees at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend. If you…