Tag Archives: Super Hero

Strange Times, Mister Doctor

Having finally gotten around to seeing the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I have some thoughts on Doctor Strange. The Good The basic requirement of any medium of entertainment is entertainment. If you get bored during a movie … Continue reading

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Comic-Con Previews

I wrote a while ago about not watching TV or movie previews. Generally I don’t.  Not because they’re not interesting, but often because I have other things I’d rather watch. Or that I don’t want to get overly excited (or … Continue reading

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Long Overdue Daredevil Review

As any regular reader (or anyone looking at the display of most-used tags will see), I’m a big fan of Marvel and the MCU world they’ve been building for the last eight years. I’ve enjoyed all the movies — by … Continue reading

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Captain America: Civil War or, Avengers: Dissension In the Ranks

Wow. I went in expecting to like the movie. I had very high hopes for Captain America: Civil War. Mostly, it lived up to them. Like other Marvel products of the MCU, it had a good mix of action, comedy, … Continue reading

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The Blockbusters Are Coming!

With the Memorial Day Weekend in the States and the late spring bank holiday weekend here in the UK recently passing, it’s officially summer, and we all know what that means! BBQs, bikinis, the beach and, oh yeah, the summer … Continue reading

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Captain America: The Warm, Wintry Warrior

This review will contain spoilers.  Consider yourself warned. I’m a fan of the new Marvel comic book-based movies.  Admittedly, I got into them late: I didn’t see the first Iron Man film until the second had been released, I didn’t … Continue reading

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