Ant-Man is the perfect example of how successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe is. It shouldn’t work. Describe the superhero and his “powers” to someone unaware and unfamiliar with the Marvel Universe and Ant-Man himself and they won’t take the idea seriously. … Continue reading Ant-Man (2015) Review
2016 will see superheroes face off against superheroes. It will bring us the battle of the Marvel Universe – Iron Man vs Captain America in Civil War. There is also the small matter of Superman and Batman facing off too – … Continue reading How DC should have done their Cinematic Universe
I saw the new Fantastic Four trailer a few weeks ago and couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed. Not because it didn’t look cool because it did, it really did, but because it felt like the creators were making the same … Continue reading Why so Serious? – What has happened to light-hearted superhero movies?
It would have been very easy for Marvel to keep making the same sorts of superhero movies, recycling the already developed heroes and introducing more recognisable or traditional options. It isn’t like there aren’t many different heroes that would have … Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Review
Days of Future Past was a bold move by Fox and the people behind the X-Men franchise. When the third movie in the original trilogy, The Last Stand, managed to put an end to a flourishing franchise by killing off … Continue reading X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! It’s easy to think back to a show from your childhood with rose-tinted glasses. … Continue reading Batman: The Animated Series (Volume 1) TV Review
For as long as I’ve been a movies fan, one piece of casting news annoyed me more than any other. One piece of news that made me rant for at least an hour about how a whole franchise had been ruined … Continue reading My thoughts on Affleck as Batman
The best sequels follow characters rather than events. That is why superhero sequels are very easy and successful while sequels to films like The Hangover will always struggle. The Hangover was a novel events driven story. It had funny, likable … Continue reading Monsters University (2013) Review
The best versions of Batman have been in cartoons. When I was a kid, one of the best cartoons on tv was Batman: The Animated Series. It took Tim Burton’s Batman tone (and theme music to some extent) and built the familiar … Continue reading Why you should be watching superhero cartoons
There is one aspect of Spiderman’s origin story that makes him the most relatable and realistic superhero. It’s not just that he is a teenager, struggling with high school and pining after a super-hot girl that he can never hope to … Continue reading Chronicle (2012) Review
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