Eighteen movies and a decade later, the Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Infinity War is drawing nigh. I’ve read zero of the original Marvel comics, but from what I can surmise, this one’s going to be riddled with death, betrayal and all sorts of juicy, spoilery moments. And the Russos want you to STFU about them. The directing duo…
Marvel has always toyed with politics and social unrest, though its macro issues never superseded its movie stars. Take your pick of any white superhero, toss in a swoonworthy movie star guy and voila! Audiences will queue up to see punches thrown, buildings annihilated and nefarious schemes thwarted. Yes, Black Panther has these surface-level devices as…
The latest Marvel/Netflix concoction teams up four crime fighting badasses as Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Matt Murdock and (regrettably) Danny Rand take on franchise Big Bad The Hand in yet another battle for New York City. The five founders of The Hand, led by Sigourney Weaver’s all-business Alexandra Reid, are trying to carry out their…
In the most un-news-iest news ever, Marvel is straight up crushing it. Since 2008’s Iron Man and through last year’s Paul Rudd-led Ant-Man, Marvel has taken in $9,065,299,688 worldwide. That’s quite a litter of dead presidents. Despite the heaps of cash, and positive Rotten Tomatoes scores and reviews, even the geekiest fanboy can’t deny…
Although everyone and their adoptive mother’s third cousin has already reviewed Marvel’s latest superhero soiree, I would still be so, so remiss if I didn’t comment on the super-mega-ultra blockbuster. I’m somewhat remiss by posting this nearly a week after the powerhouse raped and pillaged the box office and made it its bitch, but dammit,…