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Tag Archives: Marvel Studios
Editorial: My Top Five Comic Book Movies of the Decade
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
Posted in DC, Marvel, Top Fives
Tagged Batman, blogging, DC, DC Comics, film, films, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, movie, movies, Spider-Man
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Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
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
Posted in 2019, 2019 Films, Reviews
Tagged blockbusters, fanboy movie reviews, film, films, jake gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Marvel Studios, movies, Spider-Man, super hero movies, Tom Holland
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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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
Review: Captain Marvel (2019)
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
Posted in 2019, 2019 Films, Comic Book Movies, Marvel
Tagged 90s, Ben Mendelsohn, Bree Larson, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Kree, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Samuel L. Jackson, Skrulls
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Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
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
Posted in 2018 Films
Tagged Avengers Infinity War, Captain America, Chris Hemsworth, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Josh Brolin, Marvel Studios, Thanos, The Avengers, Thor
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Review: Black Panther (2018)
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
Editorial: My Top Five Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies
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
Concise Review: Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)
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
Posted in 2017 Films
Tagged Jon Watts, Marvel Studios, Michael Keaton, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, The Vulture, Tom Holland
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Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
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
Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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
