23 Thursday Nov 2017
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Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Laura Harrier, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Zendaya
If you were to ask a group of people who had neither read comic books, nor have watched a single superhero film, to name three characters from a comic book. I would place high odds that one of the names most frequently mentioned would be Spider-Man, next to perhaps Batman, Wolverine or Superman.
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10 Tuesday Oct 2017
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Allan Heinberg, Chris Pine, Connie Nielson, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Eugene Brave Rock, Ewen Bremmer, Gal Gadot, Lucy Davis, Patty Jenkins, Robin Wright, Said Taghmaoui
Wonder Woman marks the first female solo film since DC and Marvel began this journey of creating cinematic universes, because despite Marvel’s impressive 16 films since 2008, we have yet to see a female protagonist star in her own film, or indeed a solo female origin story, though god knows we have plenty of male stories to choose from. Surprisingly, it is DC who has taken the first step forward for equality, by not only producing an origin story for a female character, but with director Patty Jenkins at its helm. A comment on the sad state of the current gender political climate that a female director is still somewhat unusual, and though the number of well-known women directors is growing, progress is painfully slow. Continue reading
05 Tuesday Sep 2017
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bradley cooper, Chris pratt, Dave Bautista, James Gunn, Karen Gillian, Kurt Russell, michael Rooker, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana
The freaking Guardians of the Galaxy have returned to our screens, complete with bright technicolor characters and landscapes, and with a new soundtrack to complement their numerous slow-motion strides. This time around Peter is discovered by his father Ego, while the rest of the team reaffirm their value to one other with a new addition to the group called Mantis.
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12 Wednesday Jul 2017
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Boyd Holbrook, Dafne Keen, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Richard E. Grant, sir patrick stewart, Stephen Merchant
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dyling of the light” Dylan Thomas.
One actor playing one character for seventeen years, appearing in nine films which include three trilogies, all within the comic book genre. For Hollywood, that’s a mighty impressive record. It’s been an extraordinarily rare opportunity to watch a character develop over such a longevity, particularly in a franchise that broke the mould for the superhero genre. To be part of both a collaborative effort in the X-Men films and experience the intensive scrutiny and focus of a spin-off trilogy, is something quite unheard of.
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24 Friday Mar 2017
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David Wenham, Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, Rasaro Dawson, Tom Pelphrey, Wai Ching Ho
The latest Marvel/Netflix series and the introduction of the last member of ‘The Defenders’. ‘Iron Fist’ marks the last step before the big team-up that began with Daredevil in 2015. So, now we have met the entire assemble, the question is, how does Iron Fist fare as its own series? and, how does it compare to all we have witnessed thus far in this Marvel/Netflix relationship. There are some spoilers.
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31 Monday Oct 2016
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Rachel McAdams, Scott Derrickson, Tilda swinton
Directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong and Mads Mikkelsen. A brilliant, but arrogant Neurosurgeon is involved in a car crash which severely damages his hands, he embarks on a journey across the world to Kamar-Taj in order to try and heal himself and regain his old life.
06 Thursday Oct 2016
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Alfre Woodard, Erik LaRay Harvey, Karen Pitman, Mahershala Ali, Mike Colter, Ron Cephas Jones, Rosario Dawson, Simone Missick, Theo Rossi
Luke Cage is the latest series created by Marvel/Netflix, following the success of Daredevil and Jessica Jones. These three series will be part of a larger plan to introduce The Defenders, a team combining all three characters with the addition of Iron Fist, due to be released on Netflix in March.
29 Friday Jul 2016
Posted in Animated, Comic Books, Uncategorized
Directed by Sam Liu, starring Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong and Ray Wise. The Joker has once again escaped Arkham Asylum, but his new plan of attack on Batman is far darker and certainly more personal.
21 Saturday May 2016
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Ben Hardy, Bryan Singer, Evan Peters, james mcavoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lucas Till, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan
Directed by Bryan Singer, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Evan Peter, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Lucas Till, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy and Olivia Munn. The supposed first mutant, Apocalypse has risen and desires to rebuild the world for the strong while eradicating the weak.
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29 Friday Apr 2016
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anthony mackie, Anthony Russo, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Daniel Bruhl, don cheadle, elizabeth olsen, Emily Vancamp, Jeremy Renner, Joe Russo, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland
Directed by the Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chis Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Rudd, Emily Vancamp, Tom Holland, Daniel Bruhl and Frank Grillo. Following the events of ‘Age Of Ultron’ and ‘Captain American: Winter Solider’, Civil War examines the accountability of superheroes by the government, while also exploring the psychological impact civilian casualties is continuing to have on the heroes.
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