Film
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How Avengers: Endgame Ruined the MCU
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest franchise in the world. It has over 20 films, many of which grossed over $1B at the box office, and features many fan-favorite characters. The ending of The Infinity Saga was a worldwide event. The fourth Avengers film broke box office records, and nearly everyone on the planet saw this movie. Then, that was it. The story was done. A satisfying conclusion to a series we’ve followed for over ten years, but then Marvel decided to keep the train rolling. The story would continue past its climactic ending. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are such monumental movies. They are the closest thing we can get to a modern-day…
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Review: EXTRACTION (2020)
This movie follows Tyler Rake, a mercenary who gets a job from a drug lord who wants his son back. Extraction is the latest original blockbuster from Netflix, this time with Chris Hemsworth as its main star. After watching it, I feel that it is safe to say that I have mixed feelings about it. The story is a prime example of what you call a generic action film. Be it, characters backstory or the movies way of going through their A, B, and C plot… the plot is as generic as the majority of movies in Jean-Claude Van Damme filmography. Even with that in mind, I can with a…
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How THE BATMAN Can Still Fit Into the DCEU
Fans are highly anticipated the Dark Knight’s cinematic return in The Batman. This time, Robert Pattinson dons the cape and cowl, under the direction of Matt Reeves. The film promises to explore a younger Batman, who explores his detective skills and goes up against several of his classic foes. There is one key thing that fans have wondered, though. How does the movie fit into the greater DC movie universe, if at all? The Batman was intended to be Ben Affleck’s solo outing, before dropping out as director and eventually star. During that time, Reeves has created his own story that resulted in a new cast and a standalone story.…
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5 MCU Characters Who Should Join the New Avengers (and 5 Who Should Not)
With Marvel Studios concluding the Infinity Saga with last year’s Avengers: Endgame, fans have anticipated what the universe’s future will hold. Specifically, there has been much speculation over the future of the Avengers team. Endgame definitively wrapped up almost every original member’s story, while recent movies have introduced many new heroes. However, Marvel has understandably been quiet about future Avengers movies. Recently, a rumor said that Captain Marvel 2 would pave the way for a New Avengers movie. With Captain Marvel‘s big success last year and the character playing a key supporting role in Endgame, chances are she’d help spearhead this new Avengers team. But who would join her? Below,…
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Why The Lion King Sucks
The Lion King (1994) is a cinematic masterpiece. It created a world we all fell in love with, featuring iconic characters and crafted a majestic story that still hits you even if you’ve seen it 100 times. It accomplished all of this with a runtime clocking in under 90 minutes. Not only that, but its theatre show is one of the highest-rated productions on Broadway, making over eight billion dollars over its 20-year run. I can talk about the legacy of The Lion King and how it reshaped both animation and Broadway as we know it, but that’s a story for another time. Instead, we are talking about the most…
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Don’t Go It Alone: What to Watch, Play, and Listen to During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Unless if you’ve been living under a rock, you know allllllllll about COVID19 aka Coronavirus aka the greatest threat to mankind since memes. Most of the globe is currently under quarantine or social distancing, and that can get boring very fast. My good friend Michael already made a list of 14 shows to watch while self-quarantining, but there’s a lot of content out there. So here’s my own list of media to catch up on while you survive our microscopic buddies. Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access) Star Trek on TV has been in a lull since Star Trek: Nemesis. Sure, we had three great movies from Bad Robot, but…
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Review: CONTAGION
Sometimes the scariest movies are the ones that feel the most real. That is the case with the 2011 film from Steven Soderbergh, Contagion. As we speak, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) disease is making its way into more and more populations, infecting thousands of individuals. Even at the time of its release, Soderbergh’s medical thriller was unnerving in its realistic portrayal of how quickly a virus can become an epidemic that can turn healthy individuals into statistics. With the Coronavirus in full swing, suspending just about all professional sports leagues imaginable, as well as delaying the release of just about every film being released theatrically in the next month, Contagion feels…
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Review: THE WAY BACK (2020)
The Way Back is a sports drama that marks the reuniting of star Ben Affleck and director Gavin O’Connor, following their 2016 action movie The Accountant. In this movie, Affleck plays Jack Cunningham, a retired basketball player who takes on the role of coach for a new team. Along the way, Cunningham wrestles with alcoholism and trauma from his past. Gavin O’Connor has been a proven filmmaker in recent years. In addition to The Accountant, he directed 2011’s stellar Warrior. Here, he returns to the sports genre. The story for The Way Back is fairly straightforward, and it has many plot elements that are found in classic underdog tales. Despite…
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Review: DRAGON QUEST: YOUR STORY is a Car Crashing at Mach-5 Speed
Dragon Quest: Your Story is loosely based on the fifth game, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavily Bride. Here we follow Luca, as he tries to live up to his father’s (the mighty Pankraz) reputation. A couple of months ago, I reviewed Dragon Quest XI S for Revenge of the Fans. Because of this, I could not help myself, and had to check out the animated movie on Netflix. Fast-forward two hours later, and I wasn’t sure what I just witnessed. Dragon Quest: Your Story is a prime example that some games work better as a television series than a movie. While the general tone and essence of Dragon…
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Onward Review – Working Hard but Hardly Working?
Disney/Pixar’s latest adventure is an interesting one. This is their first non-sequel film in three years (Coco being the last), and it takes place in a fantasy world. It’s always a blast to see what Pixar does with their films, and thankfully, Onward is another solid outing. We follow two teenage brothers, Ian (Tom Holland) and Barley (Chris Pratt), as they receive a wizard’s staff giving them the power to see their deceased father one last time. The staff is missing a magical gem and that’s when the real quest begins. The lead characters in Ian and Barley are both really strong, and play off of each other well. Pratt…
