Brandon Routh’s Got the ‘Ick’

Brandon Routh’s got the ‘Ick’

In this Summer of Superman, Brandon Routh is without superpowers as he battles the creeping, killing “Ick.” Back in the 2006 “Superman Returns,” Routh, 45, won global recognition as the Man of Steel, battling Lex Luthor and romancing Lois Lane. “Ick” surprisingly begins back then, with Routh and co-star Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) looking 20 years younger. Because they’re playing high school sweethearts back in the day before jumping to toda…

‘Ick’ Director Joseph Kahn Is Tired of Being Head of the Curve

Even if you don’t know who Joseph Kahn is, you’ve seen one of his music videos. Since getting into the business in the early 1990s, he has directed nearly 200 videos for some of the industry’s biggest stars – everyone from Willie Nelson to Backstreet Boys to U2 to Taylor Swift. Eminem’s “Without Me” clip? That was Kahn. Janet Jackson’s “Doesn’t Really Matter?” Also Kahn. Britney Spears’ “Womanizer?” Well, you get the picture. Typically, a direct…

Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Ick (Review)

Ick NR/Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy/92 Mins Directed by: Joseph Kahn Written by: Joseph Kahn, Dan Kootz, Samuel Laskey Starring: Brandon Routh, Mena Suvari, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone and Jeff Fahey Review: When a film opens with “Swing Swing” by The All-American Rejects and then follows up with “The Reason” by Hoobastank, you’ll have my undivided attention. You come for the early 2000s rock mixtape soundtrack, you stay for the off-the-wall brain ca…