Holy hell, guys, The New Mutants is out. I can’t believe it. The whole time I was watching it, I had this strange feeling, like I was going to wake up and it was all going to be a dream. This movie was honestly beginning to feel like the cinematic equivalent of Bigfoot: It supposedly exists, but no one has actually seen any concrete proof. I feel like I’ve … Continue reading “The New Mutants” is Real After All
I’ll be honest: I’ve been wracking my brain for days trying to figure out exactly how to write this. Normally, I like to write out my thoughts on a film pretty early on, while it’s still relatively fresh in my head, usually no later than three or four days after I’ve seen it. Granted, I don’t always finish a piece within that timeframe, but I … Continue reading An Incredibly Overdue Review of Avengers: Endgame
Well, folks, it’s nearly here: The culmination of an astonishing 11 years of build-up in the Marvel Cinematic. With the arrival of Avengers: Endgame edging itself closer and closer on the horizon, we are soon nearing the end of what is arguably the most massively ambitious cinematic storytelling endeavor of all time. Multiple franchises, dozens of character arcs, and a whopping 21 films have all been leading … Continue reading An Extremely Subjective Ranking of the Entire MCU
I love Marvel films. I absolutely, unashamedly adore them, as both a comic nerd and a film enthusiast. There’s just something about this massive, intricately-constructed shared universe that they’ve brought to the screen that’s inherently magical. And there hasn’t been a single installment in the MCU that I haven’t enjoyed so far, which is particularly impressive considering there’s been over 20. That being said, I … Continue reading Captain Marvel: a Fun Hero Lacking Any Real Depth
Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug. It’s an insanely powerful and persuasive mental phenomenon, which pretty much guarantees that, unless you’re super open-minded, you’re only going to pay attention to things that conform to your already-cemented beliefs about something. This applies to nearly everything we have opinions on, from politics to science, and, as I realized Friday night, to entertainment as well. Specifically, … Continue reading Venom, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cheese
Peyton Reed’s 2015 Ant-Man, at the time, was an anomaly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Whereas every other film up until that point had tried as hard as they could to integrate themselves into the greater MCU through references, cameos, and set-up of future films, Ant-Man instead chose to tell a small-scale, largely self-contained story. Sure, there were references here and there to Tony Stark … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp: Marvel at its Most Fun
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