DOCTOR STRANGE dir. Scott Derrickson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Mads Mikkelsen, Rachel McAdams, et al BLUF: A great character introduction in a film weighed down by MCU formulaic missteps I think that when I saw Doctor Strange in the theater, I made the decision that I was 100% done...
SUICIDE SQUAD [UPDATED REVIEW – 6 April 2019] The years have not been kind to SS, which is generally considered the worst DC film. Personally, I reserve that honor for 2017’s Justice League. But I also acknowledge that SS has problems. Big ones. My opinion has not...
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVL WAR dir. The Russo Brothers, starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, et. al BLUF: Civil War is nearly as good as The Winter Soldier and happens to be a great Avengers movie as well. One of the best MCU films, and pivotal in setting...
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE [UPDATED REVIEW – 6 April 2019] Wow…I wrote a lot. Shakespeare’s line “[You] doth protest too much, methinks…” definitely applied… With the benefit of some more time, and an Ultimate Director’s Cut, I think I have a more balanced opinion of BvS...
With the exception of the lightsaber fight choreography, I thought that the action in TFA was nearly flawless....
ANT-MAN dir. Peyton Reed, starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Corey Stoll Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular...
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON dir. Joss Whedon, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, et. al Tony Stark is at it again. Attempting to resurrect his vision of a global peacekeeping mission, fully aware of Thanos' presence out in space, events spiral out of...
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY dir. James Gunn, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Lee Pace Brash space adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the quarry of relentless bounty hunters after he steals an orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain....
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER dir. The Russos, starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Robert Redford BLUF: Winter Soldier regularly makes my MCU top 5 and represents the MCU firing on all cylinders. It is both self-contained excellence, while seamlessly setting up...
THOR: THE DARK WORLD dir. Alan Taylor, starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, and Christopher EcclestonThor: The Dark World, the second film in the series featuring the God of Thunder, sees the Asgardian prince battle to set right the mess of the nine realms Loki...
