Comedy, Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science Fiction
Film: Thor: Love and Thunder
After bemoaning my frustrating inability to connect with massively popular properties like The Sandman, here comes Thor: Love and…
September 18, 2022-
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Comics, FilmFilm — Avengers: Endgame
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes (well, more or less) with the fittingly titled Avengers: Endgame (2019).…
May 6, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Avengers: Infinity War
Relentlessly formulaic structure has long been an Achilles heel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it builds to profound…
May 9, 2018 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Thor: Ragnarok
In an uneven MCU franchise, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) arrives as the most clever and entertaining entry, thanks to a…
December 4, 2017 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Wonder Woman
Market saturation has its disadvantages. After a few years of always being excited to see the latest superhero blockbuster…
June 19, 2017 -
FilmFilm: Ghostbusters
The Ghostbusters (2016) reboot has stirred plenty of controversy, but ultimately for me it raised one question: is it…
July 24, 2016 -
Comics, Film, Science FictionFilm: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Say what you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe—formulaic hitmaker, nostalgic button-pusher, miraculous blockbuster franchise—I still love it, even…
May 4, 2015 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Thor: The Dark World
Of all the Avengers franchise characters, Thor is probably the least interesting, but Thor: The Dark World (2013) is…
November 12, 2013 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: The Avengers
While I enjoyed the run-up of Marvel solo movies, for me the characters involved — especially Captain America, Iron…
May 7, 2012 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Thor
When I collected comics back in the 1980s, I was a huge Avengers fan, so I’ve been following the…
May 8, 2011