May
01
Thunderbolts*
Even though I’ve never been down on the MCU of late, I still feel good in saying that the MCU is back (baby). If Marvel can take another C list team and turn in a solid, exciting, and funny entry … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Superhero
Feb
13
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World is lesser MCU… though this from a guy who hasn’t given any of the films a bad rating. I might be a bit of an MCU apologist (Hi, The Marvels) so take that into account … Continue reading
Dec
12
Kraven the Hunter
Word on the street is that Sony has given up the tangential Spiderman villain universe of films… and what better day for this to get out than the day Kraven the Hunter limps into movie theaters. A white flag of … Continue reading
Nov
29
Watchmen: Chapter II
In my review of Watchmen: Chapter I, I said its adaptation and filmmaking choices sabotaged the film. Nothing has changed with the second half of the story and it even gets a little wobblier than before. Still a pretty good, … Continue reading
Oct
25
Venom: The Last Dance
I generally liked the first two Venom films which is why I’m disappointed – but not surprised – the third one came out so wonky. It’s in Sony’s nature to push too hard on their borrowed Marvel characters and screw … Continue reading
Oct
24
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
I fully expected to hate this film… because I haven’t liked ANY of the previous Hellboy movies. Yes, even Del Toro’s two and the much maligned 2019 David Harbour one. I thought I’d watch it half-jokingly for Halloween even though … Continue reading
Oct
04
Joker: Folie a Deux
As a guy who liked the first Joker (had some issues but most of it worked), I was uncertain how to feel about this sequel going in. Word of mouth wasn’t great. And, wow, were my lowered expectations met…. and … Continue reading
Aug
22
Crow, The (2024)
I thought the original graphic novel and the Brandon Lee adaptation of The Crow from the 90s were perfectly fine. They also feel like a property best suited for the goth era they came from. But they went and made … Continue reading
Aug
14
Watchmen: Chapter 1
When I first saw there was going to be a Watchmen animated adaptation, it looked so similar to the Zack Snyder film, I couldn’t figure out why they’d bother. But that impression was wrong as this film more closely follows … Continue reading
Jul
25
Deadpool & Wolverine
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film start out so scattered and be able to pull out just in time to turn in a pretty great film. But make no mistake, I found the first half pretty mediocre. I … Continue reading