Sentences with phrase «decades other comic»

But in the last few decades other comic universes have arisen with dozens of characters on that same power level.

Not exact matches

Legion (Wednesdays on FX) is not like any other comic - based project we've seen this decade.

Other enjoyable performances back Sandler's up: Emmanuelle Chriqui is a charming leading lady; Lainie Kazan's crack comic timing put me in mind of her uproarious portrayal of the ultimate Jewish mom in 1982's My Favorite Year (and she doesn't look like she's aged a day since); as two of the Zohan's old foes, John Turturro is amusing (even if he's in danger of becoming this decade's answer to Vito Scotti if he takes on too many more ethnic roles), while Sandler's longtime buddy and perpetual hanger - on Rob Schneider for once DOES N'T make you want to tear out either his hair or your own.

Like so many others, Christopher Nielsen's tale emulates some of the comic thrillers that have come out over the past decade, and in fact, it very much feels like an animated predecessor to Joe Carnahan's Smokin Aces, except with an elephant as the being that everyone is trying to get to.

It joined a handful of other curiosities I was glad to catch at all: Peter Bogdanovich's labored sex farce She's Funny That Way, Saverio Costanzo's jaw - dropping vegan - momma horror story Hungry Hearts, David Gordon Green's messy Manglehorn and its confirmation of Al Pacino's embrace of grumpy old manhood, and (prior to its HBO airing) the two - part serving of Olive Kitteridge, a darkly comic, stingingly apt anatomy of depression across decades of marriage, as portrayed by Frances McDormand (Olive) and Richard Jenkins (long - suffering dear Henry).

After all, other kinds of media have been hits on the big screen for generations, with books and comics both receiving stunning film adaptations over the decades.

Jason has been writing for Comics Bulletin for nearly a decade, producing over a million words of content about comics, films and other media.