Three years ago this week, Joss Whedon and Marvel made history. A movie featuring a ragtag group of superheroes, a little ditty called The Avengers, became the third highest grossing film of all time. It had the biggest opening weekend ever in the U.S. and Canada. Batman did pretty well, too. The Dark Knight Rises and…
Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Cobie Smulders, Paul Bettany with Samuel L. Jackson and James Spader as Ultron. Rated PG-13, 141 minutes. The first Avengers movie was the successful consummation of a major gamble. Bringing various…
WARNING: Though this is a speculative article, it does contain information about the Civil War storyline found in the comics. Reader discretion is advised. When it comes to superhero movies, Marvel has been running a very successful game plan. The first Avengers movie was a grand act of drama, having multiple characters share screen time…
Directed by Shane Black. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley. PG-13, 131 minutes. Writer’s Note: In the last article, a review of The Avengers, I misprinted the year the movie came out as 2011, and not its actual release year of 2012. I…
Written for the screen & Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 143 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… Right at the time when all the superhero origin stories and sequels or reboots were threatening to grow stale,…
Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Gary Shandling, Clark Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 125 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month: The Incredible Hulk… The machine of industry that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems like such a sure thing now that it’s easy…
Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson and William Hurt. PG-13, 113 minutes. Previously on MARVEL MONTH: Iron Man. And now… Released in the very same summer as Iron Man, not to mention fellow comic-book juggernaut The Dark Knight, Marvel’s attempt at rebooting the Hulk kind of got lost…
Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Terence Howard, Shaun Toub and Jeff Bridges. PG-13, 126 minutes. Tony Stark is larger than life. A genius billionaire/weapons manufacturer, he’s one of those people who can make headlines just by going about his daily routine. He doesn’t seem to take anything too seriously, either….
For the record, I think Robert Downey Jr can be a fantastic actor. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and if you’ve ever seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, you know he has a talent for comedic timing. Yet every time I have a conversation with my girlfriend about Iron Man, she snorts and tells…
You know what’s awesome? We are only weeks away from seeing The Avengers: Age of Ultron hit theaters on May 1st. You know what would be badass? Attending the premiere in Los Angeles. How do you pack more punch than that? You go with Iron Man himself, Robert Downey, Jr., and it’s a good thing RDJ…
So they missed with Ascension and are onto something with 12 Monkeys, but does Syfy’s adaptation of The Expanse look any good? Just recently the network uploaded the trailer to its YouTube channel to preview the series starring Thomas Jane and Steven Strait. You can take a look right here. The teaser shows off Syfy’s…
I will be the first to admit that I am new to the superhero craze (having only ever really cared for Toby McGuire’s Spider-Man series). That attribute of mine has gradually begun to change since Joss Whedon’s Avengers hit theaters in 2012. I don’t like to go into any fandom half-cocked, so I watched all of the…
