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...]
Two More Days Until Spiderman Homecoming…
And I am really excited! In many ways, Spiderman Homecoming is a "homecoming" of sorts for me as well. Let me explain. My favorite superhero as a child was Spider-Man. However, I was not an avid comic book reader. My fandom was based on my devotion to watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981-1986) on Saturday mornings. As I began to age out of cartoons so to … [Read more...]