With the recent uptick in quality MCU movies in the past year or two—Deadpool & Wolverine, Thunderbolts and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, I thought it was a good time to update my top 10 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie list. Without further ado…in alphabetical order: I gave strong consideration to adding Fantastic Four: First Steps and/or Thunderbolts to … [Read more...]
The Top Four Reasons To See Fantastic Four: First Steps
I’m going to be short and sweet with my four reasons to see Fantastic Four: First Steps. The reasons are not listed in any order, they’re just listed. Reason #1 Sci-if’s favorite dad, Pedro Pascal, is playing his third popular dad role. From portraying an adoptive father to Grogu/Baby Yoda in the Mandalorian to serving a similar role to main character Ellie in The Last of … [Read more...]
Assessing The MCU’s Multiverse Saga (Phases IV and V)
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...]