Curse of the DCEU (critically-speaking) Outside of Wonder Woman, and to some extent, Man of Steel, the DCEU has had its share of hiccups. From the underwhelming Suicide Squad, and by most measures, the disappointing Batman v Superman, the DC film universe has not lived up to the lofty expectations that its world-renowned characters (i.e. Batman and Superman) have set. As … [Read more...]
It Is Revenge! Netflix The Punisher Stomps Its Predecessors
With all due respect to Dolph Lungdren, Thomas Jane and Ray Stevenson, John Bernthal is the quintessential Punisher after his expectedly great performance as Frank Castle in season one of the series. Slow Build The series starts off a bit slow. Not as slow as the extremely disappointing season one of Iron Fist, but it is very methodical. However, the performance of Bernthal … [Read more...]
My Spoiler-Free Reaction To Thor Ragnarok
As has become a custom, I often view a superhero movie the day of its release at the local Alamo Draft House. Surrounded by Thor-related merchandise in the theater lobby and tasty cocktails and bottomless popcorn in the theater, I was in geek heaven as I laughed and laughed some more during Thor Ragnarok. Add it to list of the seemingly endless amount of Marvel Cinematic … [Read more...]
Ten Things That Have Me Excited To See Thor Ragnarok In A Month
Thor So Far... The Thor franchise has been the most underwhelming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series to-date. Thor (2011) was a very solid movie, but I would rank it as the 9th best (out of 16) MCU film. Thor: The Dark World (2013) was a very disappointing movie. In fact, it's the worst (16th) MCU movie in my humble opinion thus far. Thor: Ragnarok looks like it will … [Read more...]
Justice League And Star Wars: Episode IX: Which Movie Is In More Trouble?
Justice League Versus Star Wars: Episode IX but Not The Way You Think It's been a strange year behind the scenes of major superhero and sci-fi movies. To be more specific, Justice League and Star Wars: Episode IX, have already had their fair share of production hiccups. Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably heard that Zack Snyder was replaced for personal … [Read more...]