In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., I’d like to say thanks to the multiverse for the following: DC comic book movies for finally finding their groove in the past year. Thank you James Gunn for the Suicide Squad and thank you Zack Snyder for the extended cut of the Justice League. Disney+ for keeping the momentum of the MCU’s first three phases alive on … [Read more...]
The Five Scariest Comic Book Movie Villains (Revisited)
With Halloween right around the corner, I got to thinking about which superhero movie characters are the most eerie. 🤔 We don’t typically think of comic book movies as scary nor do visions of their villains typically keep us up at night. However, these five villains stand out to me as the most scary of the bad batch of badasses that I have seen on the big screen, since … [Read more...]
The Best Comic Book Movie Of 2021 (So Far)
Shang-Chi Is The Winner! For my money, Marvel’s Shang-Chi is the best comic book movie that I have seen so far this year. Don’t get me wrong, one can make a strong case for DC’s The Suicide Squad, Marvel’s Black Widow or Zack Snyder’s sprawling Justice League—which I really enjoyed. But when the smoke clears, I am going with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. … [Read more...]
The Top Five Superhero Origin Movies
Number Five: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 🇺🇸 To be honest, I found the film a bit slow-paced but it is a perfect introduction to how the world’s must famous super soldier came to be while also setting up the greatest superhero team-up movie of its time—The Avengers (2012). Chris Evans established himself as an A-list actor with his performance as well as … [Read more...]
My Top 10 Superhero Movies (2021 Update)
Six years ago I posted a top superhero movies of all-time list. Six years later it is time for me to update and expand this list, with accompanying Rotten Tomatoes scores. Without further ado: 1. Logan (2017) —arguably the best Western since Unforgiven. 93% 🍅 2. The Dark Knight (2008) —quintessential Batman and Joker duel. RIP Heath Ledger. 94% 🍅 3. Captain America: … [Read more...]