It is no secret that Marvel Studios’s Marvel CinematicUniverse (MCU) has sputtered a bit at the box office and with fans and critics since the spectacular Infinity Saga (Phases I-III) ended with Avengers: Endgame (2019). In the five years since that monumental film dropped, the MCU has been a mixed bag of streaming shows, delayed production schedules, fan fatigue, and … [Read more...]
Is The Superhero Movie (i.e., MCU) Genre Dying?
The answer to the question posed in the article title is: yes and no. Yes, the superhero movie genre’s health is struggling, it’s vitals have been compromised, but hope remains, I explain below. 👇 Struggling Vitals A lot of what is ailing the superhero/comic book movie genre is self-inflicted. Thanks mainly to the early success of pioneers like Wesley Snipes’s Blade, … [Read more...]
Thunderbolts vs. The Fantastic Four
Don’t mistake the article title as describing a fictional battle between the two Marvel superhero teams. The battle is about which movie I am more excited to see this year. And it’s close. But I’ll make my case for each film later. Thunderbolts ⚡️ Like many MCU fans, I still have a soft spot for characters from the earlier phases of the enormous film franchise. In … [Read more...]
Daredevil, Daredevil, Daredevil…Damn, It’s Good So Far!!!
I’m not alone in loving Daredevil: Born Again. The show has deftly grabbed the baton from the Netflix incarnation of the show which debuted 10 years ago in 2015. I had some initial concerns when the series moved to Disney+, assuming that the darker themes and violent scenes would be toned down. But boy was I wrong! Episode 1: Heaven’s Half Hour The series starts off … [Read more...]
Did Movie Reviews Miss The Mark On Captain America: Brave New World?
The answer to the question is yes and no. Captain America 🇺🇸 Brave New World isnt as bad as it’s 49% Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 score (at the time of this post) suggests. But it’s also probably the weakest of the four movies in the formidable Captain America MCU film franchise. The Good… Anthony Mackie is magnificent carrying on the mantle of Captain America/Sam Wilson. He’s … [Read more...]