Marking the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s epic Phase III, I bring you my favorite (23) MCU movies, ranked by phase and overall. My “favorites” are not necessarily ranked by which movie is the “best,” according to film critic/fan scoring websites like Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic, but are ranked by 1) how much I enjoyed the movie the first time that I watched it, and … [Read more...]

In less than a week, Spider Man Far From Home hits theaters in the U.S. I must admit, with Avengers End Game ending the 22-movie odyssey that led to the defeat of Thanos, "Far From Home" feels a bit anticlimactic. However, after reading that this film may feed into the larger Spider-Verse 🕸 and spawn (no comic book antihero pun intended) an era of stand-alone MCU stories, I … [Read more...]

I liked Captain Marvel but I really enjoyed Shazam. Given the proximity of the movies' release dates as well as their doppelgänger name origins, I am compelled to compare the two. Here's why I give Shazam the slight edge. Reason #1: Lead Actor (Performance) Zachary Levi is simply better than Brie Larson in the titular superhero role. Although Larson is the superior dramatic … [Read more...]

It's only five days away, so it's time for me to tune up for the three-hour epic that Avengers: Endgame promises to be. With 21 prior MCU films to choose from, it is not an easy feat to narrow the list down to the five films to get you ready for Endgame. But here goes. #5 Iron Man 🤖 Without Iron Man (2008), there's no Endgame. Kevin Feige's gamble on the "then-troubled" star … [Read more...]

With the official release date of Shazam ⚡️ fast-approaching, I am pretty excited. The reasons for my excitement range from the practical to the personal. The Practical Since Wonder Woman 👸🏻, DCEU films are on an upward swing, both critically and commercially. Wonder Woman still has a sparkling ✨ 93% Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 score while Aquaman 🔱 took in a whopping $1.15 billion at … [Read more...]