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...]
The Defenders Season 1 Observations [Spoilers Included]
The Players Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist (Danny Rand) form the most reluctant superhero team this side of Hell's Kitchen. But that's what makes The Defenders such a good show. Despite their uncanny powers, each hero is a vulnerable human being simply trying to find his/her way in the world. The amorphous Hand criminal organization is the … [Read more...]
Spiderman Homecoming v Wonder Woman…The Movies!
Whether you are a DCEU apologist or an MCU mouthpiece, we can all agree that Spider-Man: Homecoming and Wonder Woman are great movies. But if we pit Spiderman Homecoming v Wonder Woman, I wonder which movie comes out on top? Judging movies against one another is often a matter of taste. And it's really difficult to distinguish movies with similarly great quality like these … [Read more...]