The Variety article thar came out last week has led to a cavalcade of takes about the MCU and where it's all gone wrong. And while it's full of anonymously sourced stories that read like they were planted by people with axes to grind, that hasn't stopped people from taking them as gospel truth and … Continue reading MCU Fact and Fiction: The Box Office
Series Review – Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion is the latest entry in the Disney+ run of Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings that have been coming fast and furious since 2021. The receptions to each one has been far more varied than we'd gotten accustomed to with Marvel action products, and that itself has been a major online topic of discussion. No … Continue reading Series Review – Secret Invasion
Review – Wandavision
WandaVision is the first foray into the streaming service world for Marvel Studios outside the purview of Netflix and under the leadership of Kevin Feige. And it could not have come a moment sooner given that COVID robbed us of an entire year of new material from the MCU. We were promised that this would … Continue reading Review – Wandavision
Magic Marvel Movie Moments
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on every aspect of our society, and the movie business is no exception. Since it flat out isn't safe to go to a theater right now and it will be some time before people safe to go to one in large numbers pretty much every major release has been pushed … Continue reading Magic Marvel Movie Moments
Movie Review – Captain Marvel
I was late to the party for this one in that I didn't get to see it in the theater but I just watched it a few times On Demand and I had some thoughts so I figured why not share them here? I'd heard differing opinions on it; some people I talked to absolutely … Continue reading Movie Review – Captain Marvel
Avengers Endgame Thoughts
This is kinda spoilery so proceed with caution if you haven't seen it yet. You cannot talk about any of this without giving the highest of praise to Robert Downey Jr. His portrayal of Tony Stark in Iron Man is what got the ball rolling and was so off the charts great that it got … Continue reading Avengers Endgame Thoughts
Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War
This really isn't just one movie. It's the culmination of a 10 year endeavor that began with a gamble on a troubled Hollywood actor in Robert Downey Jr. and that making good movies that people enjoyed would overcome having to rely on B and C list characters from the Marvel Comics roster. It's also the … Continue reading Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War
So what went wrong with Civil War 2?
Marvel's big event of 2016 came to a wrap a few weeks, landing with a bit of a thud. Civil War II did not get the near universal praise that Secret Wars did last year and as it came to an end a lot of us were just glad to get it over with. I … Continue reading So what went wrong with Civil War 2?
Stroke of Genius 