A recent article in The Guardian asked, “Why don’t superheroes fall in love anymore?”. It’s a valid question. Despite the trials and tribulations of a character who is mutated in some way and decides to save the world, fans love these characters. For example, Peter Parker gives so much to the world that fans want […]
SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN MARVEL AHEAD April 4th, 2014. Captain America: The Winter Soldier hits theaters and destroys one of the tenants of the Marvel Universe: the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division,. Ever since Clark Gregg dropped SHIELD at the end of Iron Man, fans were hoping to see the spy organization. Then 7 […]
Captain Marvel is the 21st film released by Marvel Studios in the Cinematic Universe lineup. The film takes place in the 1990s and serves as a prequel to The Avengers and all of the events that have lead up to Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Captain Marvel is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan […]
Marvel Studios is basically churning out money at this point. Each film seems to only outdo the last film and while Ant-Man and the Wasp may slow some of the momentum down, Captain Marvel is only going to pick it up when it releases in the first quarter of 2018. Given the need for new […]
Agents of S.H.I.EL.D. gets real meta in “The Force of Gravity” this week, as Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) points out that the team has come full circle. She’s referring to how the Centipede Serum they plan to use to save Coulson’s (Clark Gregg) life was part of their first mission as a team, but it’s also an […]
As Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s, we knew the film would feature some familiar faces. We’ve had a wish list for some time and Marvel Studios confirmed that wish list today (and threw in some surprises!) The first familiar Marvel Studios actor is Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Jackson was announced back in July but […]
“Past Life” commits to the time loop that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been playing with all season, and this one one of our main characters confronts their own future self before everyone gets out of Dodge. In a killer midseason finale, all the pieces needed to return to Earth are finally put in place – but […]
‘Best Laid Plans’ lives up to its title as the seeds that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been planting all season start to bear fruit, both in terms of getting the team back to the present and saving what’s left of humanity from the Kree. Both story lines this week have shining stars, but the heart of […]
Previously on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the crew reunited except for May (Ming-Na Wen), who came face to face with an older version of the young seer named Robin while stranded on the surface. And while ‘The Last Day’ was quite confusing from a narrative perspective, it was also rich in the heart and soul with […]
Last week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a tough act to follow, but if there’s one thing ‘Together or Not at All’ excels in it’s hammering home what makes this group of people heroes. It is in their resourcefulness and skill set, but more importantly in their single-minded need to ensure the safety of others. And while […]