Tag Archives: Marvel cinematic universe

Film review – Captain America: Civil War

(Note: minor spoilers) It would be absurdly easy for me to spend this entire review talking about how Captain America: Civil War compares to Batman v Superman. The bad taste of the latter is still in my mouth, and the … Continue reading

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Daredevil: Now THIS Is How You Make A Superhero TV Series!

So I finally signed up for Netflix. Partly it was on the advice of my friend Charlie, who recommended a series called Sense8 to me; since it was Charlie who first recommended Harry Potter and the Gentleman Bastard Sequence to … Continue reading

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Film reviews: Ant-Man and Amy

As I’ve said before, I know a few things about the Marvel universe but I’m no expert. So when I saw previews for Ant-Man, my main question was how shrinking to the size of an insect is a useful power … Continue reading

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Film review – Avengers: Age of Ultron

I went into Avengers: Age of Ultron trying to keep my expectations as neutral as possible. When I went to see The Dark Knight, and then later the first Avengers film, my expectations were very high – online reviewers had already … Continue reading

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Film review – Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Let’s face it: Captain America is not the most exciting of the Avengers. It probably has something to do with both his powers – basic super strength and agility looks a tad underwhelming compared to the likes of Iron Man … Continue reading

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