With Loki , What-If and ,most recently, Spider-Man: No Way Home, it is becoming apparent that the new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is very invested in the concept of parallel universes, or the multiverse if you will. Introducing the idea of seeing our favourite marvel characters but not exactly as we know…
(Any story points mentioned in this review have already been shown in the trailers for No Way Home). No Way Home is the culmination of the Tom Holland trilogy and picks up right where Far From Home left off. With Peter Parker (Tom Holland) dealing with the consequences of his secret being revealed to the…
When Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings came out in theatres, most of New Zealand was still in Lockdown so I didn’t get a chance to see it during its theatrical release. I had to bide my time for its eventual debut on Disney Plus but, as I waited, slowly reviews from the…
Despite being one of the smaller scale movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Spider-Man: Homecoming was a great vehicle for Tom Holland‘s take on the wall-crawler. Properly introducing us to the high-school hero and his amazing friends as he tackled the tough act of balancing the troubles of a teenager along with the perils…
Ever since the end of the first Avengers movie, Thanos has been positioned as a looming threat in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As new Marvel movies came out, the glimpses of the enigma grew, the build-up was such that Thanos’ eventual appearance in Infinity War had a huge hill to climb to live up to…
Black Panther has hit our screens with it claws fully out, a masterful piece of entertainment by director Ryan Coogler, leading a talented ensemble of actors. The film has all the trappings of what we have come to expect from a Marvel movie, action mixed with healthy dose of fun, even if the jokes in the…
The God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) is back in a new adventure and this time he’s brought his sense of humour along. Thor: Ragnarok finds the Asgardian (or the strongest Avenger as he likes calling himself) in a spot of bother as he tries to stop Hela (Cate Blanchett), the Goddess of Death, from destroying…
Well there’s no doubt about it, this movie rocks. A collaboration with Sony and Marvel, this is the second reboot that Spidey has gone through on the big screen but, unlike the previous attempt, this one sticks the landing. Avoiding rehashing the origin story that the mainstream audience is now probably sick to death of,…
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, language, and suggestive content. The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was irreverent, quirky and unlike anything else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 is irreverent, quirky and unlike anything else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Basically, if you didn’t like the first…
Rated R (for extreme violence, language and brief nudity) Ever since Hugh Jackman hit the big time as Wolverine in 2000’s X-Men he has become inseparable from the character. In fact one could say that the success of his depiction helped launch the entire comic book movie craze we see today. Now, 17 years and…
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