What If… is a self-indulgent look at how things could have been. I take an event or a rumour and let my imagination run wild. It’s rarely based on fact and completely based on guess-work and conjecture. Guardians of the … Continue reading What If… DC had done their universe franchise first?
A good Spiderman film is all about the action sequences. There are a lot of other elements that you have to get right but Spiderman is all about the fighting, explosions and cool set-pieces that stay with you way after you’ve … Continue reading The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014) Review
Captain America is the best stand-alone Marvel studios movie yet. The film manages to take a superhero who is very generic and boring and find the elements that make him such an appealing and long-lasting part of the superhero genre. I … Continue reading Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Review
Captain America is a boring superhero. It’s nobody’s fault really, unfortunately it’s within the design of the character himself. Batman has the history and trauma (not to mention the villains), Superman has the powers, Iron Man has Tony Stark (or more … Continue reading Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Review
Superhero films aren’t even superhero films anymore. Superhero films used to be straight-forward, with ninety-percent of the movie starring the man in the tights. It was definitely much more about the heroes rise, the man in the mask rather than the … Continue reading Iron Man 3 (2013) Review
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs. 3 of the Worst – Superhero Sequels
I‘ve now offered DC two solid pieces of advice for launching their Justice League movie but I don’t think they’ve even read them! (Incidentally, you can read my previous advice here and here). Now Marvel have launched “Phase 2” with Iron Man … Continue reading Why DC should launch Justice League on TV instead…
There is a strange idea with superhero sequels that bigger and better translates to more villains. Now you’ve used half of the first film to complete the origin of your superhero, you must now give him multiple villains to fight … Continue reading Iron Man 2 (2010) Review
Iron Man should have been called Tony Stark. The actual amount of the film dedicated to Iron Man the Superhero is so small compared to how much is dedicated to Tony Stark and that is the secret to Iron Man’s … Continue reading Iron Man (2008) Re-View
3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst is exactly what it sounds like – 3 of the best examples of either an actor, film series, genre, etc. versus 3 of the worst. It’s also an opportunity for you … Continue reading 3 of the Best vs 3 of the Worst – Superhero Movies
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