Enter for a chance to win passes to a special 3D Advance Screening of BLACK PANTHER!

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January 31, 2018

Monkeys Fighting Robots, Uncanny Heroes, and Marvel Studios have teamed up to bring you a special 3D Advance Screening of BLACK PANTHER!

Go to Uncanny Heroes in Tampa on February 10, 2018, at noon and the first 10 people in line will win 1 admit-two pass to the screening. All other attendees will be entered into a drawing for the remainder of tickets. Additional promotional prizes will be raffled off as well.

Uncanny Heroes is located at 12904 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, Florida 33617.

The advance screening of BLACK PANTHER is in Tampa.

BLACK PANTHER hits theaters on February 16.

Website: Marvel.com/BlackPanther
Facebook: Facebook.com/BlackPantherMovie
Twitter: @TheBlackPanther
Instagram: @BlackPanther
Hashtag: #BlackPanther

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Limit one admit-two pass per person. This film is rated PG-13. Must be 13 years of age or older to win passes. Employees of all promotional partners and their agencies are not eligible. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by noon, February 10, 2018, to be eligible to receive a pass. Winners will be contacted in person to receive their pass. Sponsors not responsible for incomplete, lost, late or misdirected entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission or technical failures of any kind. SEATING IS LIMITED, SO ARRIVE EARLY. PASS DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SEAT AT THE SCREENING. Refer to screening pass for further restrictions. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.

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SPOILER! DARK NIGHTS: METAL #5 Is A Crescendo That Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Character

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Manuel Gomez

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DC Comics’ Dark Nights Metal #5 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia, is the penultimate chapter in this epic saga and it brings the story to a tense, heavy, and dramatic storytelling crescendo that leaves you breathlessly waiting for the last issue.

Dark Nights: Metal #5
Written by: Scott Snyder
Art by: Greg Capullo
Inks by: Jonathan Glapion
Colors by: FCO Plascencia

This review contains SPOILERS!

Writing

From the very beginning, Dark Nights: Metal been virtually non-stop in its narrative drive. Now that we are one issue away from the end, you would think things would begin to slow down. Nope. Not Scott Snyder and not this book. Dark Nights: Metal # 5 slams on the gas as it nears the finishing line. There are some many awesome moments in this chapter: Superman and Batman vs. Evil Hawkman, the continued nightmare inducing Batman Who Laughs, Mr. Terrific’s explanation of Plastic Man’s powers, the banter/chemistry between Aquaman and Deathstroke, Black Manta!, the badassery of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman’s beatdown of Black Adam, and of course the *****SPOILER ALERT***** return appearance of J’onn J’onzz, the fucking Martian Manhunter himself, who hasn’t been seen like this since Rebirth began.

Snyder gives all these equal weight and importance. Any could be big enough to be the ‘Holy Shit’ moment. The end result is an issue filled with multiple epic moments in an already epic mini-series. The worse thing that I can say about this issue is that I read it quickly, but that was less an issue of pacing and more just wanting to purely devour everything that was going on. And then Snyder wails on the whammy board and ends the whole thing on one fantastic and yes, epic cliffhanger image.

Art

Capullo, Glapion, and Plascencia create images, panels, and layouts that match the pace of the story note for note. These are bold, popping and beautiful comic book pages that can blow your hair back. But there are subtle details I picked up on a second reading that add a ton of weight to the art. Things like the heavy and deep black behind the panels that subconsciously connect to the ‘dark multiverse’ theme that Metal has been all about or way certain images and objects break panel borders to work as periods of importance. It’s like when you hear a small, delicate detail in a raging hardcore metal song. You pause and rewind. Taking it all in.

Conclusion

As Dark Nights: Metal heads to its end, this issue works almost like a crescendo. It escalates the narrative exponentially one final time before delivering, what all indication, solicitations, and creator comments have hinted and proven will be one hell of a fucking ending.

*Note: The soundtrack for this review was a completely Black Metal playlist.

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Emily Blunt To Star Alongside The Rock In Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE

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Jackson Hayes

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January 30, 2018

Superstar Emily Blunt, who will star in the upcoming Mary Poppins reboot, has joined Disney’s Jungle Cruise, according to Variety. She will star alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who has been attached to the project for some time. The film, which is based on the iconic Disney theme park ride, will be an adventure that takes audiences on a tour of rivers all across the globe.

Disney is reportedly head over heels in love with the footage they have seen of Blunt in the upcoming Mary Poppins. That led the higher-ups to make the decision to sign the talented actress to another high profile franchise. The actress will next appear in A Quiet Place, alongside her husband John Krasinski, who is also directing the film.

Jungle Cruise will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who most recently directed The Commuter starring Liam Neeson. The most recent script was written by Logan scribe Michael Green with an earlier draft coming from J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. The film is set to begin production in May but has not yet been assigned a release date.

Are you excited for Emily Blunt to join Disney’s Jungle Cruise? Let us know in the comments below.

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Poster For The Next Purge Will Make America Pay Attention To The Franchise … Bigly

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Ruben Diaz

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January 30, 2018

Blumhouse released the poster for the next film in The Purge franchise, and it will undoubtedly get a lot of attention from both sides of the political aisle. The poster appeared just hours ago across the interwebs. To make the nation-wide trolling even more epic, The First Purge will enter theaters on July 4th, 2018.

Without further delay, this is the poster for the fourth film in The Purge franchise:

**The story of The First Purge goes like this:**

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

The Purge series is steeped in politics. Afterall, it’s an authoritarian government that allows for the one-night-a-year killing spree. And The Purge 3: Election Year, released in 2016, featured “Keep America Great” as the tagline. So, Mr. Blum and the gang aren’t shy about mixing in some political commentary here and there which helps keep things a bit fresh beyond repeating a maniacal night of murder and mayhem.

As the resident “hater” at Monkeys Fighting Robots, I welcome the provocative poster. Movie posters used to be talked about on a regular basis because they were often brilliant pieces of print advertising and commercial art. Today, posters serve a matter-of-fact purpose as the Internet, and an endless stream of slick trailers renders them obsolete. Few posters get much interest when it’s not tied to a major blockbuster franchise.

But, this poster is certainly an attention getter. It’s also a seriously creepy advertisement for a horror film in 2018. The First Purge poster blurs the line between horrific fiction and our somewhat heinous reality. For some groups of people, the potential of being “purged” is part of daily life.

Will you be watching The First Purge? Leave your comments on the poster and the horror film franchise in the comments below.

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NETFLIX Wants LUC BESSON For Exclusives

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Anthony Wendel

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January 30, 2018

Netflix is currently in the discussion period for obtaining Luc Besson’s skills as a director. The online streaming service is rumored to be retaining the acclaimed director behind films like Fifth Element, Lucy and and Valerian: And The City Of A Thousand Planets for an undetermined amount of films which will be premiere through Netflix in the next few years.

On top of the securing the services of Besson, Netflix would also secure assistance from his production company, Europacorp. As the company is based in France this business transaction may allow Netflix to obtain more of a foothold in the European Market and help to expand their business. It also could result in Netflix obtaining the different library of titles Europacorp has created over the years. Perhaps even a TV series set in the universe of The Fifth Element.

If this deal does play out it will be interesting to see what comes from Luc Besson working for Netflix. Given the usual amount allotted to films produced by the company, there will either have to be an increase in how much is spent or a decrease in Besson’s visual production budget. Hopefully, it won’t be the second one and Mr. Besson will be able to bring his full talent to Netflix without worrying about breaking the bank.

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Lois Lane Gets Her Own TV Show: METROPOLIS With A 13 Episode First Season

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Matthew Sardo

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January 30, 2018

Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment announced Tuesday a fourth series for the new DC digital service, Metropolis exploring the city before Superman’s arrival.

Set in the wondrous and awe-inspiring City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman, Metropolis follows Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate the world of fringe science and expose the city’s dark and bizarre secrets.

No casting announcements were made on Lois or Lex. Metropolis received a 13 episode order for the first season and will go into production later this year for a debut in 2019.

Danny Cannon will direct the first episode, from a teleplay by John Stephens, with story by Cannon and Stephens. The series is based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

The shows in the works are a live-action drama Titans, and an animated Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders series.

Are you excited to see you is cast as Lois Lane? Comment below.

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TRANSFORMERS VS. VISIONARIES #2 Keeps Trying To Make It Work

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Anthony Wendel

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With the results of First Strike, the Visionaries have been introduced to IDW’s Hasbro Universe and their first order of business: is to destroy the Transformers.

Summary

After the shocking events of the first issue, the Spectral Knights have to stop the Darkling Lords from eradicating all the Transformers from Cybertron.

Writing

It’s really hard to top the end of the first issue, and unfortunately Transformers vs. Visionaries #2 issue doesn’t even come close. Focusing less on the Transformers, the Visionaries are allowed to take center stage as a civil war breaks out between the Spectral Knights and the Darkling Lords. This allows for a perfect opportunity to showcase the different abilities of both sides. Try as hard as it can, the overall plot doesn’t allow the series to shine.

The script by Magdalene Visaggio is serviceable but the overall concept is hard to get behind. The introduction of the Visionaries’ magic causing instant death to the Cybertronians seems more convenient than natural. The Visionaries themselves were just re-introduced and prove to be an extinction level threat to a property which has much more established history, resources, and general familiarity. This idea would have been more acceptable if it had been introduced earlier in the IDW universe. Maybe back during the Revolutionaries when the whole concept surrounded finding the Talisman which turned out to have the Visionaries locked inside?

Artwork

The issue is blessed with some outstanding artwork to help make up for the shakey overall premise. The art by Fico Ossio offers a great balance to both the human and Transformer characters. There also is a constancy with the scale so the sizes between the two offer correct proportions.

The colors by David Garcia Cruz helps to accentuate the magical and scientific effects spread through the issue. The rusting effect of the magic on Cybertronians seems more death like thanks to the use of gray which is employed. Sometimes simple tricks can have a big result with the project.

The lettering work by Shawn Lee helps to sell the dialogue. The tension between the characters is made apparent thanks to the attention paid to the lettering.

Conclusion

The issue is entertaining but just feels odd. With the tragic death of the previous issue and the reinforcement of what is all at stake in this one, it’s apparent the reader is supposed to be treating the series like major event. Unfortunately this feels rushed and uncomfortable when readers are just getting to know (or in the case of the hardcore fans, get reacquainted) with the Visionaries and must now must accept they are one of biggest threats to the Transformers culture. In the end it just doesn’t feel right.

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Chadwick Boseman Reviews BLACK PANTHER

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Matthew Sardo

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January 30, 2018

The star of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman hit the red carpet at the film’s world premiere Monday night and gave his best non-spoiler review of the 18th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“I’ve seen the movie. I can assure you that it’s going to be an amazing experience it is unlike any other Marvel film that people have done so I’m excited about that. The characters, we’ve seen stuff blow up and great fight scenes before, but I think the characters are compelling and the backstories are compelling. I think people are going to be blown away by the technology but I don’t want to give anything away, they still got to wait till February 16,” said Boseman.

“I think because it’s different because people have not seen this before. So people are excited about what they have not seen. Obviously, there’s a huge confrontation between my character and Michael’s character. I think people are excited about that as well,” said Boseman.

The director of Ant-Man And The Wasp, Peyton Reed enjoyed Black Panther last night as well.

What are your expectations for Black Panther? Comment below.

About the film:
After the events of Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

‘Black Panther’ is directed by Ryan Coogler, from a script Coogler wrote with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. ‘Black Panther’ was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

‘Black Panther’ hits theaters on February 16, 2018.

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First BLACK PANTHER Reactions Depict a Powerful, Awe-Inspiring Film

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Aric Sweeny

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January 30, 2018

The world premiere of Black Panther happened last night, and attendees were free to share their reactions when they got out of the theater. Given the size, scope, and scale of this film, it’s no surprise that the internet was eager to know how the first audience felt about Marvel’s first deep dive into Wakanda.

If fans and critics are to be believed, Black Panther is another incredible picture highlighted by fantastic direction, solid performances, and a well excecuted villain. Check out some reactions to the film below.

Like OMG I'm in tears from the beauty the music the score this is an EVENT. Go see #BlackPanther WHEN IT HITS THEATERS. I watched GROWN MEN go in tears.

— Jay Washington (@MrJayWashington) January 30, 2018

So…#BlackPanther. So much to digest. But first blush: Majestic.

— Marc Bernardin (@marcbernardin) January 30, 2018

BLACK PANTHER is incredible, kinetic, purposeful. A superhero movie about why representation & identity matters, and how tragic it is when those things are denied to people. The 1st MCU movie about something real; Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger had me weeping and he’s the VILLAIN

— jen yamato (@jenyamato) January 30, 2018

BLACK PANTHER. Incredible. Real world building with Wakanda. Great mythology building around the Black Panther. Solid character development. Top notch action. Great narrative. Wonderful villain (rare for Marvel). Killer soundtrack. Fav MCU film since Civil War.

— John Campea (@johncampea) January 30, 2018

Coogler does it again! 3 for 3 #blackpanther is thrilling, emotional and has one of the best villains in the MCU. Every character has purpose and it’s a pure ride from start to finish. Great movie.

— Kristian Harloff (@KristianHarloff) January 30, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen we have an AMAZING villain. #BlackPanther was so good I can’t breathe. AND DANAI GURIRA HOLY F@$&?!?!? I LOVE this movie. pic.twitter.com/eMOZTdIMQv

— Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) January 30, 2018

Black Panther looks, feels and sounds unlike any Marvel film to date. A visual feast. Wakanda is amazingly realized, the antagonist actually has an arc with emotional motivations. Marvels most political movie. So good. #BlackPanther

— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) January 30, 2018

#BlackPanther is exceptional – the James Bond of the MCU. You've seen nothing like this in a superhero movie – it's bold, beautiful & intense, but there's a depth & spiritualness that is unlike anything Marvel has ever done. It's 100% African & it is dope af. pic.twitter.com/Z77IjnIjf2

— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) January 30, 2018

What you need to know about #BlackPantherSoLit

1. The movie is designed for your Black reaction. Be as loud as you need to be.

2. Grown men will weep. Hold them. It's a story we all need.

3. Every song is a bop and that soundtrack will go fast.

4. Black women fucking rule.

— Joelle Monique (@JoelleMonique) January 30, 2018

Black Panther is the best MCU movie ever. I was blown away from start to finish and I’m not even being biased. This was by far the best marvel movie to date. Thank you, Ryan Coogler! #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/8Qh0hlOYAb

— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) January 30, 2018

“After the events of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.”

Directed by Ryan Coogler, Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Serkis, Agela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Sterling K. Brown. Click herefor the full cast list.

The film releases on February 16.

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Xbox to ‘Put a Ring on It’ for MADDEN NFL 18 Contest

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Michael Stagno

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January 30, 2018

If you play Madden NFL 18 on Xbox One, then you’re going to want to read this post.

The gaming giant is set to dish out a 10-carat, premium white gold ring, with 188 diamonds and 46 earthy green tsavorite stones, which is valued at over $10,000.

All you have to do to enter is use Mixer to broadcast an online head-to-head matchup while playing Madden NFL 18, on an Xbox One, S or X console(s), to become eligible for this one-of-a-kind Xbox bling. Though, you must come out victorious in your H2H game.

The contest is currently ongoing and will run through February 5, 2018, while the winner will be announced on February 7.

The Madden NFL 18 Championships will be streamed on Mixer as well, starting February 1. The special event will bring you all-day streaming via an exclusive ‘Madden Megacast’.

Fans are also invited to join ‘Big Game’ special events happening all over the U.S. at Microsoft stores on Sunday, Feb. 4.

Click HERE for more information on the ring and contest from Xbox.

Click HERE for the official sweepstakes rules from Mixer.

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