#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

I’m not kidding. Release the ‘Snyder Cut’ of “Justice League” already. I’ll pre-order the Blu-ray right now. I’m not about to call AT&T Customer Service to ask them to release it or anything but, sincerely, I absolutely think Warner Brothers should release the Snyder Cut. Whatever my personal antipathy towards much of the DCEU’s output, there ..

Is it a turd? Is it lame? No it’s Man Of Steel (2013)

Is it a turd? Is it lame? No it’s Man Of Steel (2013)

I’m going to try and keep spoilers to a minimum in this review, in case you haven’t seen it yet. But be warned, I consider anything that happened in the Christopher Reeve films fair game for comment or comparison. Anyway, I don’t consider the origin stories of superheroes to be sacred texts. (In fact, I ..

A Very Craggus Christmas Special: A Justice Carol

A Very Craggus Christmas Special: A Justice Carol

A Justice Carol by The Craggus & Charles Dickens STAVE ONE Superman was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk (not Kent), the undertaker (not the wrestler), and the chief mourners (WB shareholders). Bruce Wayne signed it: and Wayne’s name was ..

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) makes a meal out of dining on ashes.

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) makes a meal out of dining on ashes.

Okay, before we get down to business, let’s set the record straight. Full disclosure: I’ve never been keen on this iteration is Superman. I didn’t care for “Man Of Steel” and have only grown to dislike it more over the years. On the other hand, I never really had any serious doubts regarding Ben Affleck ..

It turns out the real #SnyderCut was the relentless, petty whinging and entitled hostility we had to endure along the way.

It turns out the real #SnyderCut was the relentless, petty whinging and entitled hostility we had to endure along the way.

With the announcement that next year will see HBO Max cynically leverage a vocal and demonstrably toxic fan movement to launch their new service with a Zack Snyder-autered reinterpretation of 2017’s disappointing but ultimately adequate “Justice League” (as a vaguely defined four-hour movie, or possibly six-hour mini-series) we at least have proof, finally, that there ..

Zack Snyder’s Dawn Of The Dead (2004) breathes new life into old corpses.

Zack Snyder’s Dawn Of The Dead (2004) breathes new life into old corpses.

Looking back at Zack Snyder’s feature directorial debut, there’s no denying DAWN OF THE DEAD hits a little differently now in a post- (or is that mid-) COVID world. You can tell who would be an anti-maskers almost straight away – the multitude of bite marks are a dead giveaway for starters. Working from a ..

Netflix’s new zombie franchise is dead on arrival. Army Of The Dead (2021) Review

Netflix’s new zombie franchise is dead on arrival. Army Of The Dead (2021) Review

Having duly resurrected and delivered the cinematic curate’s egg that was ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE, all eyes eagerly turned west to Nevada to see what Snyder would do nest because he sure as shit wasn’t going to go to Disneyland. Instead, he accepted a suitcase of money from Netflix in exchange for launching a new ..