The answer to the title of this post is quite simple and emphatic. I’ll take Spider-Man: Brand New Day all day, every day over Avengers: Doomsday. I know. I know. I haven’t seen either but below 👇 are the two main reasons I feel the way I do. Reason #1 The fourth installment of the MCU’s Spider-Man franchise is a self-constrained story, following the trials and … [Read more...]
I Can’t Wait For The Punisher Special Presentation On Disney Plus
It’s funny. Several years ago I was a Punisher 💀 hater. During my formative years, I had a definitive preference for superheroes that could fly, wore capes and masks, or had superpowers. This preference started to evolve as live action comic book adaptations like the Dark Knight trilogy and Marvel’s Defenders came to life on the big and small screens 📺. The latter content, … [Read more...]
Avengers: Doomsday Versus Spider-Man: Brand New Day
I know it’s holiday season. And I know I should be spreading holiday cheer. But am I a Scrooge because I’m not that excited to see Avengers: Doomsday next year? in fact, I am way more geeked 🤓 to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Cooking with old grease in Doomsday Looking at how Marvel Studios is leaning into re-casting its original cast members in familiar (Chris Evans as … [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...]
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...]