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Comic Book, Movie Review

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”: A Hilarious & Heartfelt End to a Trilogy [Review]

Trilogies are often messy affairs.  Aside from notable exceptions like Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Return of the Jedi, most third installments in planned trilogies end up not being quite as good as the first two entries. So when James Gunn set out to make a third Guardians of the Galaxy film, knowing that it would not only end this … Continue reading “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”: A Hilarious & Heartfelt End to a Trilogy [Review]

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Comic Book, Movie Review

“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” – It’s All About Family [Review]

As the DCEU struggled to find its footing in the latter half of the 2010s, solo movies like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the first Shazam! really seemed to demonstrate that this franchise did a lot better when they weren’t doing forced team up movies too early on in their narrative.  But as the years have gone on and movies can’t exist in a vacuum, separate … Continue reading “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” – It’s All About Family [Review]

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Comic Book, Opinion/Editorial

5 Things the MCU Did Right in Phase 4

It’s no secret that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been struggling to find its path over the past two years.  Following the epic and climactic finale that was Endgame, it was always going to be difficult to go on from there.   We had just spent a decade and three “phases” building up toward a climax that more than delivered in terms of scale and … Continue reading 5 Things the MCU Did Right in Phase 4

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Comic Book, Movie Review

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” – A Visual Spectacle Devoid of Charm [Review]

Following an admittedly middling Phase 4, there was a lot riding on the shoulders of Ant-Man’s third movie.  Not only did it need to live up to high expectations for sealing the trilogy deal (like Spiderman: No Way Home and Thor: Ragnarok before it), but it also needed to kick off Phase 5 and get audiences excited in a way they honestly haven’t been since … Continue reading “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” – A Visual Spectacle Devoid of Charm [Review]

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Comic Book, Movie Review, Supernatural/Paranormal Horror

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” – Spoiler Free Review

Following multiversal incidents in Spider-Man: No Way Home, What If?, and Loki, as well as horror fans being promised the first “official” MCU horror film; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness remained one of the most anticipated Marvel Studios films since Avengers: Endgame. And that anticipation only grew with the inclusion of Scarlet Witch (fresh off WandaVision) and Sam Raimi back in the director’s … Continue reading “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” – Spoiler Free Review

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Comic Book, Movie Review, vampires

“Morbius” – A Remarkably Unremarkable Sony/Marvel Horror Movie [Review]

Following an unprecedented 7 release date delays, the world is finally getting to see Sony/Marvel’s Morbius with Jared Leto.  And after 2 years of time to build anticipation, it’s unfortunate that the movie we got is merely just okay. Not great, but not outright terrible either.  Morbius feels like the absolute epitome of “meh”.  The only thing remarkable about it is in how truly unremarkable … Continue reading “Morbius” – A Remarkably Unremarkable Sony/Marvel Horror Movie [Review]

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Comic Book, Movie Review

“The Batman”: A Gritty Detective Thriller That Borders on Horror (Spoiler Free Review)

For the past decade, we seem to be going through a trend of re-inventing Batman every couple years in an attempt to make him even darker and grittier than before.  The latest iteration, Matt Reeves’ The Batman continues this tradition and the result is downright brilliant, but not for the reasons you’d think. It’s not without its flaws, but The Batman delivers with a creative … Continue reading “The Batman”: A Gritty Detective Thriller That Borders on Horror (Spoiler Free Review)

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Comic Book, Horror News, Uncategorized

MCU Announces Oct. 7, 2022 Release Date for Blade (Sort Of)

Marvel and vampire fans rejoice!  The wait may soon be over for Blade’s debut in the MCU.  Following a trilogy of movies starring Wesley Snipes and produced by New Line Cinema, Marvel had announced that Mahershala Ali would take on the role, but said very little more than that. Special Announcement According to a verified tweet from Marvel India earlier today, the new Blade film … Continue reading MCU Announces Oct. 7, 2022 Release Date for Blade (Sort Of)

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Comic Book, Movie Review

“The Suicide Squad” – Movie Review (Spoiler Free)

The story of how this movie came to be is almost as interesting as the movie itself.  After being rashly dismissed by Marvel and Disney in 2019, James Gunn was immediately courted with a silver platter by Warner Bros. and DC. Offering him the chance to make his own Suicide Squad movie (especially after the first one failed so spectacularly), it was an opportunity he … Continue reading “The Suicide Squad” – Movie Review (Spoiler Free)

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Comic Book, TV Review

Loki: “The Variant” Review

Following the premiere episode of everyone’s favorite god of mischief, the second episode of Loki took things a little further and ended on quite the cliffhanger… Spoilers Ahead – You’ve Been Warned Silence of the Lokis Opening at a Renaissance Faire in 1985, TVA agents are ambushed once again by the rogue variant, this time taking a hostage.  Mobius, Loki, and a team are dispatched.  … Continue reading Loki: “The Variant” Review

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