Avengers: Infinity War Infinity War is the quintessential event movie. Marvel Studios’ 20-year, 20-movie journey culminates here. And boy did it deliver! Despite the heavy CGI used in portraying the super villain Thanos -- his actions and movements felt natural. It's some of the best motion effects work that I have seen since Gollum in the Lord of the Rings film … [Read more...]
I Really Liked Luke Cage Season 2
I really, really liked season two of Luke Cage because of... The Villains The main villain Bushmaster, like Erik Killmonger in Black Panther, is a wicked, tortured soul. And like Killmonger, his motivations are understandable to some extent, which makes his clash with Luke Cage carry that much more weight; The "second" villain, Black Mariah, the conniving cousin of the … [Read more...]
Justice League Is Not The Avengers, And That’s Just Fine
Curse of the DCEU (critically-speaking) Outside of Wonder Woman, and to some extent, Man of Steel, the DCEU has had its share of hiccups. From the underwhelming Suicide Squad, and by most measures, the disappointing Batman v Superman, the DC film universe has not lived up to the lofty expectations that its world-renowned characters (i.e. Batman and Superman) have set. As … [Read more...]
It Is Revenge! Netflix The Punisher Stomps Its Predecessors
With all due respect to Dolph Lungdren, Thomas Jane and Ray Stevenson, John Bernthal is the quintessential Punisher after his expectedly great performance as Frank Castle in season one of the series. Slow Build The series starts off a bit slow. Not as slow as the extremely disappointing season one of Iron Fist, but it is very methodical. However, the performance of Bernthal … [Read more...]
My Spoiler-Free Reaction To Thor Ragnarok
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...]