The Suicide Squad and Suicide Squad: the difference between the definite article and its absence – a discussion? The Suicide Squad is technically a sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad, but you don’t need to know anything about the first film to understand and enjoy the second film (apart from wanting…
As a fan of martial arts and superheroes, I was looking forward to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (herein referred to simply as Shang-Chi), although I suspect not as much as Asian people who are fans of the MCU. This film is the first Asian American superhero…
My love of comic books and films means that I try to watch adaptations of superhero comic books in the cinema for the best experience (see the comic book movies category of this blog); however, for various reasons, I missed the opportunity to catch Shazam! on the big screen. Its…
It’s been more than two years since the last MCU film (Spider-Man: Far From Home) – we’ve been lucky to have WandaVision and Loki, (my thoughts on them here and here, respectively), but there’s something about a big MCU film that is special. Unfortunately, it’s the first MCU film I…
I saw Aquaman when it came out in cinemas (see my Twitter reaction) but didn’t feel the need to say anything at the time because it was fine if goofy fun. I had no idea it would make more than $1 billion at the box office – which is why…
I consider myself a feminist – equality for everyone makes sense – and have discussed the positive aspects of female comic book creators and why diversity is a good thing. I say this because I don’t want this review to be seen as coming from a negative place – I…
For someone who was a big fan of The New Mutants in my formative comic book years, with a particular fondness for The Demon Bear saga (see my recent post about Bill Sienkiewicz for the effect it had), I was always going to watch The New Mutants film no matter…
In my recent review of first volume of The Old Guard collection, I said that I would review the film once it started streaming on Netflix, so this is me keeping that promise. Before I watched the film, I had low expectations because the reviews weren’t recommendations (of the two-star…
I’ve had some cinematic experiences that have stayed with me. Not just the quality of the film itself, but the entirety of the visit and the effect it had on me. I wept openly in a critic’s screening of Good Will Hunting. I rippled with nostalgic awe watching the re-release…
I saw Captain Marvel on the opening weekend, and I was glad to be part of the huge opening weekend, the >$1 billion box office and the overwhelming positive reviews for a movie that the (male) haters were negative-review bombing without seeing the film and trying to stop from becoming…