by Justin | May 6, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
Originally, Marvel Studios seem to indicate that Ant Man would kickstart the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but at some point they changed gears slightly and instead relegated it to the conclusion of Phase Two. It’s kind of weird because the...
by Justin | May 4, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
It’s deja vu all over again. Just like the original Avengers was the dramatic culmination of every Marvel Studios film that had come before, so did Age of Ultron build upon each individual film throughout Phase Two, wrapping up the second phase with an...
by Justin | May 2, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
Guardians of the Galaxy really isn’t my kind of film. While I love elements of science fiction, the full-blown different universes, strange alien races thing really doesn’t appeal to me. Star Wars is an exception of course, but beyond that I’m not...
by Justin | Apr 29, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
Somewhere along the way the Marvel Cinematic Universe shifted, and it’s tough to figure out exactly where it happened. When things got kicked off at the beginning, there was little doubt that Iron Man was the catalyst of the Avengers and the lynch pin of the...
by Justin | Apr 26, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
Thor (The Dark World) has the dubious distinction of being the only film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that I didn’t see in theaters. Granted, I did buy it on Blu-Ray the day it came out and watched it within the couple of days afterwards, but for whatever...
by Justin | Apr 25, 2016 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Recap, Movies
If there was one central theme to the complaining about Iron Man 3, it would be that his most nefarious villain, The Mandarin, was more or less reduced to a joke in the form of Trevor Slattery, an out of work actor who was a caricature and little more in the third...
