As you may know, Barack Obama just recently suggested that John McCain is Robin, the sidekick of Batman. I am not making this up. Here's what Obama actually said: "John McCain suggested that he would be the one to change George Bush's policies. [...] It's like Robin getting mad at Batman. John McCain hasn't been a maverick. He's been a sidekick when it comes ...

It's not often a movie as big as The Dark Knight lives up to its hype. This summer alone we've been burned by Indiana Jones 4 and many of the folks who are squarely in The Dark Knight's target demographic are still smarting from the debacle of the Star Wars prequels. But I come bearing good news: the second installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman oeuvre ...

2008 has been the summer of comics -- at least, as far as movies are concerned. The season kicked off in earnest with Iron Man and continued to roll on with The Incredible Hulk, Wanted and the comic-inspired Hancock. Now, just a few short days before The Dark Knight makes the suits at Warner Bros. ridiculosly rich, Universal sneaks out Hellboy II: The Golden Army. ...

There are a few things in this world of which you can be absolutely sure: death, taxes and July 4th Will Smith movies. This year's addition to the Fresh Prince's Independence Day pantheon is Hancock -- a film about an alcoholic superhero (Smith) and the bleeding-heart P.R. guy (Jason Bateman of Arrested Development fame) who tries to transform his image from asshole to angel. With Iron ...

For years, as Iron Man languished in development hell, Tom Cruise was slated to star in the titular role. Well, thank Xenu that didn't happen -- because Robert Downey, Jr. is absolutely perfect in the version that finally made it to the screen. And while the whole film is mostly solid -- at least, ...