Vin Diesel is soldier Ray Garrison – brought back from the dead, enhanced with nanotechnology. What could possibly go wrong for evil scientist Guy Pearce, who can, and did, rebuild him? “He’s unlike anything we’ve seen before, and he’s entirely in our control” intones Dr Emil Harting (Pearce), though something tells me Bloodshot won’t stay… NEW international trailer for superhero movie BLOODSHOT turns Vin Diesel into the ultimate weapon Read More
“We’re the Avengers. We gotta finish this” NEW film clip, press conference & more
*** Review now live – read it here*** It’s only two weeks until the release of Avengers: Endgame. We’ve seen the Marvel posters showing which of the Avengers did and didn’t survive Thanos’s Snap. And there were plenty of empty seats on stage at the global press conference last weekend. At the press conference were… “We’re the Avengers. We gotta finish this” NEW film clip, press conference & more Read More
Captain Marvel 4 stars
Young girls can learn a lot from Carol Danvers about trusting their instincts – especially if they ever need to know if it’s okay to punch a sweet old lady in the face. Captain Marvel is something of a triumph. What could in other hands have been a dull by-numbers story – with its straightforward… Captain Marvel Read More
Super Bowl heralds ANOTHER Captain Marvel trailer (try to keep up…)
The new Captain Marvel teaser aired during the Super Bowl tonight. It’s all about going higher, further faster baby – check it out below. The film sees Carol Danvers, adopted by the Kree, caught between two warring alien factions. In the first trailer she whacks a poor little old lady on the tram. Oh Carol,… Super Bowl heralds ANOTHER Captain Marvel trailer (try to keep up…) Read More
Avengers: Endgame – New Superbowl TV Ad
*** Review now live – read it here*** It’s midnight here in the UK so forgive the lack of game-related puns in the title or in this very short article, to go with a very short teaser. Marvel aired a new TV ad for Avengers: Endgame during the Super Bowl tonight (I think it’s the… Avengers: Endgame – New Superbowl TV Ad Read More
Ant-Man And The Wasp 3.5 stars
Scott Lang – Ant-Man, father, and according to the trophy his daughter gave him, World’s Greatest Grandma – is only a few days away from the end of his two-year house arrest after his breaking of the Sokovia Accords. So it’s unsurprising he’ll end up entangled in a plot that requires him to be anywhere… Ant-Man And The Wasp Read More
Incredibles 2 4 stars
“Done properly, parenting is a heroic act” intones Edna Mode, maker and mender of superhero apparel, and when Edna speaks we should all listen. Incredibles 2 is a film that holds a mirror up to how we live now. There’s the obvious (very obvious – at one point Elastigirl says “”Independence from screen slavery!” as… Incredibles 2 Read More
The Incredibles 4 stars
“Leave the saving of the world to the men? I don’t think so. I don’t think so…” says Elastigirl (Holly Hunter), and The Incredibles movies (the sequel, made 14 years on but set immediately after the end of this movie, is out now) always manage to turn expected Superheroics on its head. Above all, The… The Incredibles Read More
Deadpool 2 4 stars
It’s half way through Deadpool 2 and as the body count rises the Fourth Wall is reduced to mere rubble, which means in future all movies will simply be our favourite stars talking directly to us through the screen, or maybe next to us on our sofas. The opening credits to Deadpool 2 are as… Deadpool 2 Read More
Avengers: Infinity War 4 stars
I enjoyed Avengers: Infinity War, despite or perhaps because I wasn’t always sure what was going on. A familiar superhero problem for me, though at least this time I spotted Stan Lee. The movie is fantastic fun, a ballsy blast, though for me mostly emotionally unengaging. Admittedly I’m not that invested in superheroes, but also so… Avengers: Infinity War Read More
Super Man To Superhero? Keanu Goes Kapow!
Look, I don’t write these headlines! Actually I do, I write everything on here. According to Deadline, Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in a vigilante superhero movie. His first superhero film – or alternatively his seventh, if like me you include both Bill & Teds, Constantine, John Wick 1 and John Wick 2…. Super Man To Superhero? Keanu Goes Kapow! Read More
Thor: Ragnarok 3D 4 stars
If, like me, you don’t know your avenger from your enemy, don’t worry. Thor: Ragnarok is full of useful exposition that’s wittily done. In fact the whole film is awash with gags. You could call its humour Shakespearean, as slapstick punctures the bumptuousness and self-aggrandisement of the film’s heroes and anti-heroes, and if that isn’t… Thor: Ragnarok 3D Read More