Before tackling Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, Sam Raimi made his first foray into the world of superheroes with Darkman. The 1990 cult classic spawned spawned two direct-to-video sequels — 1995’s Darkman II: The Return of Durant and 1996’s Darkman III: Die Darkman Die — without Raimi’s involvement, but the filmmaker is currently developing a new […]
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Do you remember the answer to the question, Who is Darkman? If not, Scream Factory invites you to revisit Sam Raimi’s first foray into superhero films with their brand new 4K Ultra HD release of 1990’s Darkman launching February 20th. After being unable to obtain the rights to The Shadow, Raimi decided to mix traits […]
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Sam Raimi merged the classic Universal Monsters movie and the modern superhero movie with 1990’s Darkman, and the fan favorite film is headed to 4K Ultra HD next year. Scream Factory has announced this afternoon that Raimi’s Darkman will be hitting 4K on February 20, 2024, with optional SteelBook and Shout! exclusive bundles. The various […]
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It’s been 32 years since the release of Sam Raimi‘s superhero/Universal Monsters hybrid Darkman, and many have been wondering if Universal has any plans to ever bring the franchise back to life. In fact, original star Liam Neeson was recently asked about a potential sequel, and he said that he’d be “very interested in reading […]
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It was back in 1990 that Liam Neeson joined forces with Sam Raimi for Darkman, which was something of a hybrid between a comic book superhero movie and a Universal Monsters-type horror movie. Neeson starred as Peyton Westlake, a scientist who’s disfigured and left for dead by a mob boss. He becomes Darkman, an avenging […]
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This weekend brought James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (read my review) to theaters and HBO Max. The hyper-violent, gory Troma-like movie transformed unlovable supervillains into charming antiheroes. It’s the precise type of no holds barred fun that leaves you clamoring for more, so this week’s streaming picks belong to the unconventional superhero (or villain) movies that […]