Yep, Marvel Studios has done it again! Doctor Strange is the latest (14) entry in the excellent Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). I haven't yet decided on where it ranks against the other 13 MCU films. But I think it is somewhere in or around the top five. What I liked most about this movie was that fact that it was not a "commercial" for future films. Sure, it had Marvel's … [Read more...]
How Strange Will Doctor Strange Be?
Ever since Doctor Strange was mentioned in Captain American: The Winter Solider, I have been geeked for this film. With the possible exception of the Guardians of the Galaxy, this promises to be the strangest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie to-date. According to Google, the word strange has some of the following meanings: Let's start with the word unusual. Thus … [Read more...]
Natalie Portman, Thor and a Bad Start to Good Endings
In somewhat surprising news, Natalie Portman has announced that not only will she not appear as Jane Foster in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, but that she probably won’t appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe again ever. This is a rather disturbing turn of events that could prove to be a bigger problem than people think. For all the success that Marvel films have generated, … [Read more...]
The Six Most Influential Comic Book Movies Of All-Time (So Far)
I apologize to anyone born before 1978, because my list has a decidedly Generation X/"child of the 80's" feel to it. To be more specific, if it happened before 1980, it's probably not going to be on the list. And it's not because earlier superhero films (e.g. Batman (1966) "were not worthy," to para-quote Thor. It's because I wasn't around to see them! With that generational … [Read more...]
Tweets, Lies And Videotape: Critical Bias For Marvel Vs DC?
This post is inspired by the myriad of Tweets that I have read recently suggesting that movie critics, i.e. Rotten Tomatoes (RT), have a bias for Marvel vs DC. Although there are a few examples (e.g. the generally disliked Thor: The Dark World receiving a Fresh score) that suggest that this could be the case, there is overriding evidence that tells an … [Read more...]