Back in October 2019, Martin Scorsese made headlines by claiming that the MCU was “not cinema”, and that Marvel films were like “theme parks”. Now, this response reeks of gate-keeping and genre snobbery, but I do have to, in part, … Continue reading How the MCU Has Changed Film
●●●●○ The titular hero of Marvel’s Daredevil may prefer to ‘die as the devil than live as Matt Murdock,’ but this season he is going to need all the support he can get in both guises as he faces off … Continue reading Daredevil: Season 3 Reviewed
●○○○○ After losing everything in an attempt to expose the criminal activities of genius industrialist Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) can’t quite let things go. He gets too close to one of the experiments, and … Continue reading Venom: All slobber, no teeth. Tom Hardy’s super-antihero turn is the bane of the self-respecting movie-goer.
●●●○○ As the 20th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp (AMATW) finds itself in the shadow of its record-breaking peers. With the charismatic Paul Rudd, marvellous (sorry) action sequences and Marvel’s first-ever female co-lead in Evangeline … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp // REVIEW
It’s safe to say that hearts have not yet mended since the release of Avengers: Infinity War, a cinematic event packed with destruction, resulting in dire consequences for some of our favourite characters. “Mr. Stark, I don’t feel so good,” … Continue reading A Decade of Marvel As the Marvel Cinematic Universe turns ten years old, we look back at some gems.
Jessica Jones is undoubtedly Marvel’s most innovative incarnation of a comic book character. Krysten Ritter’s performance aids in the drama’s unapologetic murder of Mary Sue; Jones breaks the conventions of female heroism more easily than she breaks the neck of … Continue reading Fight like a woman Jessica Jones returns for some great ‘super-vigilante sh*t’
●●●●○ Another shiny new film fresh from Marvel’s conveyer belt of shiny new films, comes stand-alone blockbuster Black Panther. For me, it would need something to distinguish itself from other action movies currently saturating cinemas. Fortunately, this individuality is achieved: … Continue reading A Cut Above the Rest: Black Panther // Review Envisioned as a representation of resource-rich and colonialism-free Africa, it puts the technology of the West into shadow.