We’re back, and so are the Men in Black, Agents J and K. We talk about the evolution of the franchise and offer up a review of the latest chapter this week. We also turn our eye toward several developing news stories: the movement of G.I. Joe: Retaliation and what that could mean for other movies, the release of the trailer for Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby, Ryan Reynolds as the rumored... 

It is almost summer once again and fantasy, science fiction and horror films rule the roost. This summer has three strong superhero contenders, each poised to possibly take the crown as the best superhero movie committed to film: a bat, a spider, and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. A famed director returns to the franchise that cemented his name in genre history as one of the greatest directors of his... 

I’m among the many who gave up on the Men in Black franchise after the first movie. The first film was great, but if you listen to the commentary track on the DVD you quickly come to realize how much of a serendipitous accident that turned out to be. Most of the movie was filmed without a finished script in place, leading them to craft the film as they went. It worked once, but when they took the...