I first saw Jessica in TV show Iron Fist, if I recall. Most recently I saw her in The Matrix Resurrections (2021). She chose that role over playing Shang-Chi’s sister in Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings (2021). Whilst Shang-Chi turned out to be a better movie than the recent Matrix, I think this was a wise decision and added strings to her … Continue reading The rise of Jessica Henwick
The title of this review is possibly a weird way to begin, but we must set the scene. In this case, it’s the fact that before this movie even came out, critics and incel man babies decided to review bomb it, in order to get the Rotten Tomatoes rating score down. And they succeeded. Eternals is currently 47% at the time of writing. An abject … Continue reading Eternals (2021)… better than the internet says it is
I have to admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Hawkeye as a character. Perhaps it’s how Jeremy Renner played him. Or perhaps it’s because he only had limited screen time in the movies and had to compete with superhumans and gods and other equally impressive individuals (at the end of the day, he’s just a man). Whatever the reason for my trepidation I went … Continue reading Hawkeye season 1: Clint Barton gets his time to shine and grow as a character
So Marvel, in their quest to keep our eyeballs on their content at all times in 2021, have just dropped the teaser trailer for their next movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. I have to admit, it looks epic. A cross between Dr Strange and Black Panther – in terms of tone, mystical elements, family saga, funky technology and cultural roots. Our … Continue reading Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: teaser trailer thoughts
Now Marvel have started to get into TV in a big way I wanted to do a little list of characters played by women that I think are the best. And by best I mean the ones I like… the coolest ones.
Let’s get into it. The below are in no particular order, but just as thoughts came to me. I don’t know where thoughts come from, they just appear. (Bonus points if you know which movie I’m referencing.) Continue reading Top ten women of the MCU (as of March 2021)
The first Ant-Man was a welcome surprise – funny, inventive, and it had a lot of heart. What would the sequel offer, more of the same? Go bigger? Go smaller? It’s worth mentioning that in the first film the story touches on the quantum realm, the place where Ant-Man can go if he shrinks to sub-atomic levels. Well, for Ant-Man and the Wasp the story … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp: it’s quantum baby!
So, Avengers: Infinity War from Marvel Studios. The biggest of epic battles to end all epic battles (although not quite, as there’ll be an Avengers 4 in 2019, but more on that later). So, yes, there’s Thanos (Josh Brolin), a really bad guy. The worst. He’s purple, with a big chin from the planet Titan. He’s from Titan, not just his chin. That would be … Continue reading Infinity War: the pathos of Thanos
The first Thor came out back in 2011, if you can believe that. And at the time it was a bit of a punt by Marvel who, until this point, had only really – successfully – thrust a decent Iron Man upon the world. Because Captain America: The First Avenger was to come later in 2011; but first the studio had some Aussie beefcake most people … Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok – he’s come a long way, baby
So Spidey is back – and now with added baby-faced Tom Holland. Back in the day Tobey Maguire had three goes at the role with Sam Raimi directing: Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Then Andrew Garfield had a crack with Marc Webb in charge: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). And each, arguably, suffered from the law … Continue reading Spider-Man: Homecoming – review
If you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain… then you’ll have liked the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Which came out of leftfield at the time and was (yet another) risk for Marvel studios, banking on unknown characters that were not hugely connected to the existing Avengers universe. And Chris Pratt, as a leading man, was also a gamble. A mostly funny, … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – review
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