After watching the Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3 earlier this month, I’m feeling a little somber and sad. The movie touched me in a weird kind of way. 🥲 With this in mind, I decided to rank the five saddest comic book movies that I have seen. #1 Logan It’s still number one. The film is a two-hours and 17-minutes punch to the gut. This splendidly-acted film … [Read more...]
The Three Greatest Spider-Man Movies of All-Time
#1 Spider-Man: Homecoming is the MCU's first stand-alone movie for Marvel Comics's most popular character. He made his scintillating debut in Captain America: Civil War, after a few years mired in the mediocrity that was Sony's Amazing Spider-Man franchise. The only knock that I have against Homecoming is the "Iron Man, Jr." dynamic between Peter Parker and his mentor Tony … [Read more...]
There Was A Lot To Be Thankful For In 2018 As A Comic Book Movie Fan
2018 was another great year to be a comic book movie fanAs a worker in corporate America for a good portion of my life, I'm breaking this post up by quarter. The first quarter of the year was good, the second quarter was great, the third quarter was ok, while the fourth quarter has gotten off to a slow start. I'm hoping that the Christmas month closes out the comic book movie … [Read more...]
Will Venom Have Enough Bite At The Box Office?
I Not So Sure How I Feel About Venom, And Here's WhyAlthough the very talented Tom Hardy is cast in the titular role, I have my doubts about the Venom movie. The reasons are various. Some are related to the film's production. Others are due to the film's screenplay. I have three major concerns. SonyLike everyone, I was very excited when Sony brokered a deal with Disney to … [Read more...]
Did Infinity War Introduce Marvel’s Next Big Superhero?
Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War is a huge film that's absolutely jam-packed with stuff. Dozens of characters, enormous action set-pieces, quips upon quips upon quips, not to mention a universe-spanning plot 10 years in the making. With all of that going on, it's only natural that some things would take a second or third viewing to really sink in with viewers. Now that … [Read more...]