Tag: MCU

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 4 (TV Review)

Posted by - April 9, 2021
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the previous three episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier but thoughts on episode four are spoiler-free   After the success of WandaVision earlier this year, Marvel promised to follow up their first series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with a compelling espionage drama and have executed

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3 (TV Review)

Posted by - April 2, 2021
We are now at the halfway mark for Marvel’s latest series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and so far this series has been some of the best content within the MCU. After the final moments of episode two revealed the return of a specific character, we finally see the return of the antagonist from

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Episode 2 (TV Review)

Posted by - March 27, 2021
After episode one setting ground for what will happen next in the series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Episode Two feels like we are getting a much clearer understanding of the story at hand. The second episode of Marvel’s latest television series ramps up the tension. We are starting to see the pieces

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Episode 1 (TV Review)

Posted by - March 18, 2021
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of, if not, the biggest movie franchise in history. Since the release of Iron Man in 2008, we have had twenty-three cinematic films and two television shows on Disney Plus, those being WandaVision and the brand new The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Since the arrival of the two

Why Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes Films Are Underrated Adaptations

Posted by - October 27, 2020
With their recent re-release on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray, as well as confirmation from new director Dexter Fletcher that Sherlock Holmes 3, which is still currently scheduled for December 2021, has been put on the back burner once more due to Covid-19 complications, it seems a good time to revisit Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of the

Marvel Goes Millennial – Runaways (First Impressions)

Posted by - November 25, 2017
I shouldn’t be writing this review. I shouldn’t. I’ve waited too long, and, let’s face it, when you put all your hopes into one barrel, they’re inevitably going to be quashed. Brian K. Vaughan’s ‘Runaways’ is one of the greatest series that Marvel have come up with in the last two decades. The tale of

What We’re Watching

Posted by - October 8, 2017
Summer used to be a TV dead time. That time of year that we’re all supposed to be playing outside, and as such nothing good was ever on TV. Autumn came, tele was great again, but until the leaves started falling, it was almost pointless tuning in unless you wanted to spend your evening watching

Mutant Underground – The Gifted (First Impressions)

Posted by - October 7, 2017
The tournament is well underway. Marvel vs Fox. Round One: The Big Screen. A strong start, with Fox scoring big with the first few X-men movies, but soon struggling to keep up as goal after goal came in the form of the MCU. Despite a fantastic shot by Fox in extra time with the sublime

Marvel Fatigue – Inhumans (First Impressions)

Posted by - September 30, 2017
*Transcript of Marvel monthly brain-storming session* It’s finally happened. The world well and truly has Marvel fatigue. We’ve hit them with so many comic book movies and TV shows over the last decade that people are starting to really not give a damn. So how do we combat that? Why, give them a show they