Tag Archives: Marvel Studios

Editorial: My Top Five Comic Book Movies of the Decade

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

5) The Dark Knight Rises Christopher Nolan’s third film in The Dark Knight trilogy is a flawed epic that never reconciles its social commentary with the bleak portrait of its world. However, it has ambition, touching moments and a steadfast … Continue reading →

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Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In retrospect, it’s hard not to view Spider-Man: Homecoming as a perfunctory footnote in the ongoing Marvel cinematic saga. Coasting on the charm of its cast and high school setting: the film was an uninvolving and annoyingly light affair that … Continue reading →

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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has glistened as much as any of the Infinity Stones in its eleven-year existence on the blockbuster scene. However, its Achilles heel comes from replication of its source material in being an ever-expanding bubble, that with each … Continue reading →

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Review: Captain Marvel (2019)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

From a purple-coloured mad titan to a perpetually scowly Jeff Bridges in a giant robot suit: Marvel has had plenty of challenges that would make any superhero worth their salt, quake in their boots. However, its toughest challenge to date does … Continue reading →

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Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Avengers: Infinity War carries the burden of ten years of storytelling and various disparate facets of its cinematic universe to harmonise. For many other movies, these aspects would be a final nail in the coffin of a fast descent into … Continue reading →

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Review: Black Panther (2018)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

To say that Black Panther is a movie of the moment is one of the most significant understatements of the decade. Aside from the character’s solo feature debut representing the culmination of nearly thirty years of various attempts to bring … Continue reading →

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Editorial: My Top Five Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Coinciding with the release of Marvel Studios’ upcoming eighteenth film- Black Panther and the tenth anniversary of the famed comic book movie studio: I thought it would be great opportunity to present my top five movies in the ongoing shared … Continue reading →

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Concise Review: Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Spider-Man Homecoming is more a pat on the back with half measured niceties than a triumphant and cheer-inducing return. The sixteenth Marvel picture in the cinematic canon boasts an adolescent high school Peter Parker, (Tom Holland) whose desire of wanting … Continue reading →

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Review: Doctor Strange (2016)

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Marvel Studios’ recent cinematic endeavour, Doctor Strange feels like a beginner’s course in surrealism. It holds the audience’s hand so tightly that to let go would mean instantaneous disengagement. As a result, most of the psychedelic scenes lack potency and the … Continue reading →

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Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Sartaj Govind Singh

When the dust settles on the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Captain America: Civil War will be remembered as a momentary triumphant footnote that will be eventually be surpassed by ever increasing bigger instalments. This is a depressing state of affairs because … Continue reading →

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