‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017) is again a visual feast
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn delivers a fun sequel.
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn delivers a fun sequel.
2017 featured one of the longest time gaps between an original and a sequel when “Blade Runner” (1982) was followed with “Blade Runner 2049.” That franchise thus overshadowed “Jumanji” (1995) and “Jumanji: Welcome to the […]
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The MCU cribs from “Inception” as Benedict Cumberbatch joins the fold.
Following James Marsters and preceding Juliet Landau and Nicholas Brendon, Amber Benson became the second “Buffy” actor to write a Buffyverse comic, co-penning three “Willow & Tara” issues with veteran scribe Christopher Golden. Considering her […]
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Heroes pick their sides in the third “Captain America” film.
It’s a damned shame “Upgrade” is going to fail at the box office. While built from standard sci-fi action parts, it really is something of a marvel, with crisp action, solid writing and brilliant execution.
In the May 2018 Movies in Review episode, Michael reviews: “Overboard” “Bad Samaritan” “Tully” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” “Deadpool 2” Click here for all episodes of “The Cold Bananas Show.”
The 2015 masterpiece “Ex Machina” put Alex Garland on my list of must-see auteurs, and the trailers for “Annihilation” – now available on home video – made it look like an amazing follow-up. A shimmering […]
In the June 2018 Movie Preview episode, Michael previews: “Action Point” “Adrift” “Hotel Artemis” “Tag” “The Incredibles 2” (Check out his previews of “Hereditary” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” in the Summer Movie Preview episode.) […]
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Paul Rudd enters the MCU in a film that has fun with scale.