I've run a nearly year-long poll on my blog asking, "what is the best comic book movie of 2016?" Unsurprisingly, the critically-acclaimed (90% Tomatometer) and high-grossing ($1.15 billion worldwide) Captain America: Civil War is the unanimous choice, receiving 100% of the votes! The movie is flat-out excellent and feels like a combination of Captain America: The Winter … [Read more...]
Doctor Strange Was Really Good!
Yep, Marvel Studios has done it again! Doctor Strange is the latest (14) entry in the excellent Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). I haven't yet decided on where it ranks against the other 13 MCU films. But I think it is somewhere in or around the top five. What I liked most about this movie was that fact that it was not a "commercial" for future films. Sure, it had Marvel's … [Read more...]
How Strange Will Doctor Strange Be?
Ever since Doctor Strange was mentioned in Captain American: The Winter Solider, I have been geeked for this film. With the possible exception of the Guardians of the Galaxy, this promises to be the strangest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie to-date. According to Google, the word strange has some of the following meanings: Let's start with the word unusual. Thus … [Read more...]
Ranking The Marvel Netflix Villains
After binge-watching Luke Cage this past weekend, and being way more than satisfied, a lot of things crossed my mind. One of them is how good the villains are. And where do they rank in the Marvel Netflix series' so far? I absolutely loved Mahershala Ali's depiction of Cottonmouth. Alfre Woodward is always great! And she did not let us down with her … [Read more...]
Seven Reasons To Get Excited About Luke Cage
I must admit that I am now more excited about upcoming shows in Marvel's Netflix universe than its cinematic one. Don't get it twisted though, I still thoroughly enjoy watching Earth's Mightiest Heroes come to life on the big screen. But it's the little screen which now has me mesmerized, with its Defenders - first Daredevil, then Jessica Jones and now Luke Cage. 7 Reasons To … [Read more...]