In the wee hours of the night after re-watching Avengers: Age of Ultron, I couldn't help but think about how each Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) entry ranks vis-a-vis the other. I proceeded to tweet my rankings. Please leave a comment to let me know where you rank each film and why! … [Read more...]
Which Comic Book Movie Are You Most Looking Forward To In 2016?
2015 was once again a very profitable year for comic book movies. The locomotive that are superhero-themed movies does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. However, despite the commercial success of the three comic book movie releases this year-Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Fantastic Four, with the exception of the surprisingly good Ant-Man, none of the films … [Read more...]
What Makes A Great Superhero?
I recently came across an article entitled, Stan Lee Explains What Makes A Great Superhero? It is an interesting question, and of course, when someone like comic book pioneer Lee speaks on it you'd best listen. Some of the key qualities that I noted in the short clip (the full interview can be found on Ora.tv) are: "Care-able:" Yes, I made up a word. But Lee is simply … [Read more...]
The (Almost) Fantastic Four Review
This is probably the only Fantastic Four review that is not actually a review. Let me explain. After writing my Fantastic Four preview a few weeks ago, and promising one of my children that the film would be our next superhero movie journey to the cinema, I was initially all in. But then this happened! And then this happened. And then this went down. You get the … [Read more...]
Ant-Man Review: A Spoiler-Full Recap
After (finally!) seeing Ant-Man over the weekend, I wanted to share some of my spoiler-filled thoughts about Marvel’s Biggest Little film to-date in my official Ant-Man review. Going in, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Not because I wasn’t familiar with the character, the reviews or the film’s long pre-production history (more on that in a bit), but because there … [Read more...]