Finally the moment that all the guys were waiting for, since last time we talked about heroes: a Top Five Best Heroines! Because, let’s face it, what’s more sexy than a beautiful woman that can kick some asses? Through Sci-Fi history we’ve been witnesses of incredible, smart, powerful, hot girls that knock out the occasional…
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…
Ever since The Avengers was released in 2012, DC comics has been desperately trying to wrangle their own characters together to compete with the Marvel Juggernaut. However, before Batman and Superman have even warmed up for their much touted ‘fight’, Joss Whedon has deposited another 2+ hours of “Marvelous” entertainment. Avengers, Assemble! Some detractors I spoke…
Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston, Jamie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins. PG-13, 112 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… I find it difficult to do something similar with this write-up to what I did with Iron Man 3. I…
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 Joe Johnston. Starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones and Stanley Tucci. PG-13, 124 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… Captain America: The First Avenger opens with two prologue scenes before introducing us to its main character. The purpose of doing this is, one, to…
Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Jamie Alexander, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Colm Feore, Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins. PG-13, 115 minutes. Of all the characters to introduce in Marvel’s shared universe of superheroes, Thor is perhaps the most difficult. Sure, these are comic…
The Age of Ultron is upon us. Well, almost. Actually, May is still pretty far away, but the teaser trailer dropped this week. Only six days on YouTube and it’s racked up almost 47 million views. That’s a ton! Perhaps it’s because the trailer is awesome, magnificent, and gloriously stunning. See it for yourself. Yeah,…
The Avengers have something to do in the spring, and now we know about it. Disney revealed the plot of the upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron in a recent press release. The official information comes from Disney through Comic Book Resources. Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest…
Directed by James Gunn. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin featuring Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the voices of Rocket Raccoon & Groot, respectively. PG-13, 121 minutes. Mild spoilers ahead. Guardians…
Last Week on Agents of SHIELD… The team travels to a SHIELD base called the Hub, where Ward and Fitz are sent off on a classified mission. The rest of the team goes to save them when it becomes apparent there will not be any help for them in the likely possibility that something goes…
