After years of build up and waiting, Joss Whedon presents The Avengers and it is everything that we hoped it would be. Whedon seems to have done what many thought to be impractical, he took the best of all the previous Marvel Studios films and put together a blockbuster movie tha... Read More »
Joe Johnston impresses with his surprisingly heart-felt depiction of one of Marvel’s most famous superheroes. Even with great special effects, fun battles and cleverly subtle nods to the different appearances of Captain America throughout the years, the main enjoyment comes from ... Read More »
Kenneth Branagh has done a wonderful thing with Thor; he has made it something different from what an ordinary person would think the film would be about and do what a true fan hoped he would. With the great mythology of the Norse Gods as a source material, Marvel Comics created ... Read More »
After watching Iron Man 2, one cannot help but feel that the fame of the first film has gone to director Jon Favreau’s head. While still a good film and enjoyable overall, Iron Man 2 has none of its predecessor’s originality, subtlety or modesty. The film begins where the previo... Read More »
It feels obvious that Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk was made out of a reaction to Ang Lee’s Hulk if one has watched both films. Both were made for about the same amount of money, did relatively the same at the box office, and were received by fans and audiences with just ... Read More »
The results of a Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. collaboration is one that creates an unexpectedly entertaining, funny and strong film that chronicles one of comic’s lesser known superheroes. Iron Man is a surprisingly good addition to the comic book movie industry, while also ... Read More »
Guillermo del Toro does a great job of bringing an obscure and complex character from the comics and making an origins story that is both interesting and imaginative. However, del Toro cannot take the full credit for Hellboy’s success, since it really is Ron Perlman’s depiction o... Read More »
