‘[It] feels like they wrote the jokes first and came up with any plot they could think of to make it work’ 2018 in Cinema: Deadpool 2 Directed by: David Leitch Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T. J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy After the death of a closeContinue reading “Film Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)”
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Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
‘With regards to superhero films, this is unlike anything we’ve seen before’ 2018 in Cinema: Avengers: Infinity War Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, LetitiaContinue reading “Film Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)”
Classic Film Review: The Dark Night (2008)
Marvel vs. DC: The Dark Knight, 2008 Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman After the successful Batman Begins rebooted the franchise that Batman & Robin tried to kill, Christian Bale (Batman Begins) returns as Batman and is faced with The JokerContinue reading “Classic Film Review: The Dark Night (2008)”
Classic Film Review: X-Men (2000)
Marvel vs. DC: X-Men, 2000 Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Anna Paquin We’ve finally broke into the 21st century, and Marvel’s sixth film is finally the first to break a score higher than 2*. X-Men, theContinue reading “Classic Film Review: X-Men (2000)”
Classic Film Review: Blade (1998)
Marvel vs. DC: Blade, 1998 Directed by: Stephen Norrington Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N’Bushe Wright, Donal Logue Still following in DC’s footsteps, Marvel have brought their own black superhero film (and no, I’m not taking about Black Panther, despite the praise that film is receiving for its use of a blackContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Blade (1998)”
Classic Film Review: Steel (1997)
Marvel vs. DC: Steel, 1997 Directed by: Kenneth Johnson Starring: Shaquille O’Neal, Annabeth Gish, Richard Roundtree, Judd Nelson Quite timely having this film with Black Panther getting all the attention for being a film about a black superhero. Blade may have given Marvel one already (which some fans seem to have forgotten about), butContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Steel (1997)”
Classic Film Review: Batman & Robin (1997)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman & Robin, 1997 Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Elle Macpherson Joel Shumacher is back in the director’s seat with Batman & Robin, a film that ruined the Batman character for me throughout most of my life.Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman & Robin (1997)”
Classic Film Review: Batman Forever (1995)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman Forever, 1995 Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle Tim Burton is gone, Michael Keaton is gone: enter Joel Schumacher. This Batman film is certainly not in the same style as Batman or Batman Returns; the “comedy”Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman Forever (1995)”
Classic Film Review: The Fantastic Four (1994)
Marvel vs. DC: The Fantastic Four, 1994 Directed by: Oley Sassone Starring: Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood, Rebecca Staab, Michael Bailey Smith, Kat Green, Joseph Cult Originally created to be a major theatrical release, The Fantastic Four was soon bought and shelved (amid controversy over the real reason it was created), and having watched theContinue reading “Classic Film Review: The Fantastic Four (1994)”
Classic Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman Returns, 1992 Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy The animal kingdom is in chaos as Batman/Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton, Batman) battles The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and Catwoman/Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer,Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)”
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