'Doctor Strange' wants to push the boundaries of what Marvel has done before, but remains too mainstream to live up to its name.
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With the war settled the issue now becomes whether or not 'Captain America: Civil War' is Marvel's best film yet.
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Daredevil is truly worth watching, whether you do so in a weekend or spread the episodes out.
Read More »‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ a celebration of everything Marvel has accomplished
In many ways, Guardians of the Galaxy serves as a celebration of all which Marvel has accomplished thus far and a foreshadowing of that which will may in the future. It is a wonderfully crafted, unique, and truly, truly enjoyable experience.
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For anyone who feared that the good-but-not-great Thor: The Dark World was indication that the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise was losing some steam, there’s nothing to fear: Captain America is here.
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Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. was a brilliant idea. The recipe practically screamed success. But as the show progressed, it turned out to be a disappointment. One of the biggest reasons is the way the character of Skye is such an annoying Mary Sue.
Read More »‘Thor: The Dark World’ is a good but not great MCU entry
If you can approach 'Thor: The Dark World' without expecting greatness of it and just let it be the lightweight diversion it wants to be, it's a fun and acceptable stop in the long-haul flight towards 'Avengers 2.'
Read More »Iron Man Unplugged: The Importance of Being Tony
Iron Man 3 devotes a surprising amount of time to showing Tony without the suit, almost to the point where some viewers might be disappointed that he doesn’t spend more time suited up. Personally, I was thrilled because it shows an important lesson that I had hoped at least one of the movies, at some point, would show.
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From the quiet opening narration to the illogical but hilarious tag, Iron Man 3 is a smorgasbord of action, explosions, metal and humor.
Read More »Thor: Claiming Your Godhood
One of the central ideas of this blog is that superheroes are our modern-day gods and demi-gods. They serve many of the same purpose for us as the pantheons of gods served for their respective cultures. I’m speaking here from a cultural and psychological viewpoint, not a theological or metaphysical …
Read More »Iron Man: Step Up to the (Metal) Plate
One look at Iron Man in both the comics and the movies and it’s not hard to see why, on the surface, he’s such a popular character: He’s rich, famous, good-looking, surrounded by cutting-edge technology, creatively and intellectually brilliant and armed with the funniest mouth in the Marvel universe next to Spider-Man. In short, he’s everything that women want and everything that men want to be.
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