So Aquaman, the movie, exists in the DC cinematic universe along with Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Justice League, and Wonder Women. The question is, on what side of these quality polar opposites does it land? It’s hard to … Continue reading
So I checked out Once Upon a Deadpool last night… which is to say, the weird experimental film that turns Deadpool 2 into a PG-13 film. Presumably this is done to appease on some level Disney which has purchased (or … Continue reading
Caught an early showing of the new Marvel animated film Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse. This is not in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is not directly related to the recent Spiderman: Homecoming (though it could be due to the introduction … Continue reading
Went to see Venom, Sony’s latest attempt to use their Spider-Man Marvel license without the help of Marvel. Venom is a spider-Man villain/anti-hero who looks like he does because he’s a space-goo symbiote who used to be Spider-man’s black suite … Continue reading
Also rented the DC animated film The Death of Superman which tells the tale of… you know… the death of Superman. This is from the 90s comic where Doomsday shows up, kills Supes, and the world mourns until it’s the … Continue reading
Based on a funny second trailer (but not the tv show), I caught an early screening of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies today. This is the big screen adaptation of the kid’s not-so-serious take on a superhero team. Or … Continue reading
Ant-Man and the Wasp is the sequel to the “Hey, that was kind of funny but not particularly serious” Ant-Man from a few years ago. This movie is even less serious and has fewer stakes… it makes Ant-Man look like … Continue reading
So Pixar’s Incredibles 2 came out… and the history of Pixar and random, possibly unnecessary sequels is rocky. Yes, Toy Story 3 can rip your heart out… but Cars sequels make you want to cry. So its been 14 years … Continue reading
So Deadpool 2 is the solid, almost-as-good sequel to the self-referential superhero comedy from a couple years ago. Ryan Reynolds is back as Ryan Reynolds playing the fourth-wall-breaking anti-hero Deadpool and its all the same stuff as before only with … Continue reading
Avengers: Infinity War is, no surprise here, the 19th film in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s also one of the best of these films… and is pretty great, despite it risking being a bloated 2 hr 30 min mess … Continue reading