Editor’s note: This review contains some non-specfic discussion of plot, but is SPOILER-FREE assuming you are otherwise up-to-date on the MCU. Avengers: Infinity War is a remarkable, dizzying triumph of a (relatively) meticulous ten-years’ work. Although it is by no means the most artistic masterpiece of all time, or even a perfect blockbuster, Infinity War‘s […]
Read more "‘Avengers: Infinity War’: A Remarkable, Dizzying Triumph"*Warning: Spoilers* I went into Avengers: Infinity War with high expectations and did not leave the cinema disappointed. This was such a huge moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reflecting the immensity of the first Avengers film back in 2012. At the time, it seemed like such a huge feat to gather together the protagonists […]
Read more "Avengers: Infinity War"(Contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Amazing Spider-Man 2) The fifteenth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (sixteenth if we include 2008’s The Incredible Hulk,) Spider-Man: Homecoming is certainly no let-down, but it lacks the glamour and intensity of many of its MCU counterparts. This is the third round of cinematic reboots for the friendly neighborhood […]
Read more "Spider-Man: Homecoming"It has been another incredible year of spectacular films, and now that 2014 is drawing to a close, this Top 5 will be looking at the best films that hit the silver screen across the last twelve months. 22 Jump Street A summer hit this year, comedy 22 Jump Street upped the first film’s action, […]
Read more "Top 5… Films of 2014"It’s been a summer. From alien invasions, to giant lizards and fusion bombs, once again we’ve been awash with CGI extravaganzas. The summer blockbuster has become an entrenched institution of the movie studios; from its benevolent Spielbergian beginnings to the modern super-hero movie and world annihilation every couple of weeks, they are the movies you […]
Read more "Summer Blockbusters: Lowering Our Standards?"It is not my intention to sound like a lunatical preacher with a doomsday sign, but we live in dire times people. While marketability has always played a part in the shaping of cinema, in recent times especially it has become the fuel in the engine that drives the mediocrity mobile. In this new frontier […]
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