After two years in search of a distributor, the remake of 1984’s The Toxic Avenger is finally set to hit theatres on August 29. It’s billed as a remake, but by necessity it’s really a reboot. To make ...

First, some numbers. The first “Toxic Avenger” film, a Troma classic directed by the inimitable Lloyd Kaufman, arrived in theaters in 1984, eventually spawning three sequels, a stage musical, a Marvel ...

A revival of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, this spoof about a radioactive superhero is a more confidently silly update. By Brandon Yu When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

“I think broadly, it was just that the places that normally buy movies had a hard time seeing its potential as a mainstream crowd-pleaser,” Blair told Polygon via Zoom. “People were a little gun-shy, ...