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MCU returns to form – an unwatchable CGI nightmare
In Captain America: New World – woah, WOAH! This movie is titled what now? OK. OK, that’s better. In Captain America: New World Order Brave New World, after the COVID-19 crisis and the 2023 double-strike combined to form a long … Continue reading
Putting ‘Aquaman’s’ success into context with the DCEU
Two weeks ago, Aquaman became the first DCEU movie to make $1 billion. In an era of film history that is completely dominated by comic book movies, the franchise so incompetent it couldn’t make financial hay even by putting Batman … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged #ant-man, #Avengers, #batman v superman, #black panther, #Dawn of Justice, #entourage, #jurassic world, #justice league, #man of steel, #mcu, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, captain america: civil war, Glass, Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, Venom, Will Aquaman save the DCEU?
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Second time is more charming, but still lacks that special something
8/10 Ant-Man and the Wasp is wonderful. Unfortunately, because I’m pathologically incapable of enjoying Marvel movies, it still leaves me wanting. The film joins The Avengers’ size-shifting wonder Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) at the end of his long house arrest … Continue reading
Strong performances, lazy production leave ‘Infinity War’ uneven
7/10 It’s upper-echelon for the MCU, but for half a billion dollars, does it have to be so ugly? In Avengers: Infinity War, Earth’s mightiest heroes are once again called to action to protect it from an unstoppable alien threat. … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #chadwick boseman, #chris pratt, #josh brolin, #justice league, #mark ruffalo, #mcu, #rebecca romijn, #robert downey jr, #X-Men, Alan Cumming, captain america: civil war, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo Weaving, Infinity War, Marvel, Someone covered Arnold Schwarzenegger with a giant scrotum, Thanos looks like a testicle, The Avengers, Tom Vaughn-Lawlor
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A less chaotic state: 2008’s Iron Man
Wow, the first Iron Man. It’s been a while. It’s been 10 years.
Posted in A less chaotic state
Tagged #Age of Ultron, #ant-man, #black panther, #doctor strange, #ghostbusters, #Hulk, #iron man, #jon favreau, #mcu, #robert downey jr, #spider-man 3, #the dark knight, #the incredible hulk, #X-Men, captain america: civil war, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity War, iron man 2, Iron Man 3, Jeff Bridges, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Avengers
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