Why watch ‘Ready Player One’? Ready Player One is the latest blockbuster crafted at the hands of Steven Spielberg. The film mixes together top-notch action, special effects and plenty of popular culture references. All of which keeps it in line with the popular novel by Ernest Cline, on which the film’s plot is based. However, the film […]
The King is Dead Long Live the King – Black Panther Black Panther is the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first to explore a superhero of coloured origin. Which makes this film both fascinating and powerful in new and definite ways. Seeing diversity on screen (Luke Cage is an excellent example) is always […]
The Best Star Wars Film Yet? I was five when I first watched Star Wars: A New Hope. I remember sitting down in my home with snacks for a family movie, with the famous soundtrack blasting as the title began to roll up the screen. I watched with fascination as a Star Destroyer flew after the Tantive IV, […]
Overview Justice League is the Avengers of DC and Warner’s attempt at a superhero cinematic universe. This attempt follows on from a series of mixed reception films. These include the unsuccessful Batman V. Superman and Suicide Squad. However, the successful Wonder Woman set the DC Universe on the right path. You can read my review here! So how does Justice League measure up? Plotting Justice […]
Rockin’ to Led Zeppelin Thor: Ragnarok is a riveting, edge-of-your seat, rock and roll…comedy? Indeed, Taiki Waititi’s direction, creates a comedic film that is a pure action-packed adrenaline hit. This, combined with Chris Hemsworth’s eponymous star power, creates the most fun of all Marvel films. Easter eggs, potent visual effects, and charismatic character development abounds across […]
Voltron: Legendary Defender has now run through three seasons of high quality animation on Netflix. For fans of shows such as Avatar: The Last Airbender or Star Wars: The Clone Wars/Rebels this is worthy viewing, as each series develops the characters to greater extents. Voltron’s Premise Voltron: Legendary Defender follows five human heroes, who discover they are the next paladins […]
What is the Defenders? The Defenders is Marvel’s latest Netflix offering, and having finished watching the 8 episode series last week, the following are some reflections on the first season of the show. This is a show that deserves a watch by any fan of the sum-of-its-parts, even if it does spend some time setting everything […]
With the release of Spider-man: Homecoming the time has come to rank all current Marvel Universe films from this reviewer’s subjective ‘worst’ to ‘best.’ If you want a look back at picks 21-11 then proceed to here! Also, please remember, if you have a list, essay, opinion piece or anything creative you would like to share […]
The time has come to rank all current Marvel Cinematic Universe films from this reviewer’s subjective ‘worst’ to ‘best.’ Each of these films and television programs is excellent entertainment in and of themselves, and this list invites comments, discussion and differing opinions (after all some fans would think otherwise). Please note that as this reviewer […]
Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Spiderman 3, Amazing Spiderman, Amazing Spiderman 2 and now Spiderman Homecoming. With five other films before it, Spiderman: Homecoming always had plenty to look up to. However, this is no typical Spiderman film, this is the first solo Marvel Cinematic Universe outing with the web-crawler, and Marvel deliver a story which lovingly returns the web-head back to his High […]