At the time of this post, we’re one-third of the way through The Falcon And The Winter Soldier six-part mini-series. And so far, it’s met my expectations. Disney+: Round 2 Coming after the highly-entertaining, but extremely weird WandaVision series, the more grounded world of Captain America and his rouge gallery of friends and foes is more up my alley. “They’re not … [Read more...]
The Thing That I Am Most Excited For In WandaVision?
Vision’s Redemption I don’t think I’m alone in feeling that Vision has been shortchanged in the MCU since his scene-stealing debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron. In the comics, he’s one of the strongest and most intelligent characters that Marvel has to offer, but the films have not done him proper justice. He starts off like a badass wielding Thor’s hammer in “Ultron” … [Read more...]
The Return of the Mandalorian (Season 2)
It’s been a long year, to say the least. From COVID-19 to political divisiveness here in the U.S., “Baby Yoda” and Din Djarin will be sights for sore eyes later this weekend on Disney+. … [Read more...]
Four Reasons Why I Am Geeked To See Black Panther
Since his debut in Captain America: Civil War, T'Challa aka Black Panther has been top of mind for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in particular, and comic book movie fans in general. But what has happened in the months leading up to the release of the scene-stealing character's stand-alone film, has been mind-blowing. The hype and projections leading up to Black … [Read more...]
Thoughts About the Disney-Fox Deal
So it’s finally happened! The X-Men and Fantastic 4 are joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) we’ve all come to love (or at least appreciate); though I would have thought Disney would simply acquire the rights to the characters, not buy the whole freaking studio (Fox). There’s a lot to unpack about this deal, and while it’s hard to argue that this is a good thing for … [Read more...]