7000 years ago, a group of super-powered, immortal beings were sent to Earth to fight against the monstrous Deviants. Long thinking their mission complete, they've formed lives among humanity while they wait for their masters, the Celestials, to call them home. It's those masters who banned them from interfering in other human struggles, be that … Continue reading Eternals (2021)
Welcome to Free City. It's here that Guy (Ryan Reynolds) works as a bank teller, dealing cheerfully with the daily hold-ups and naively blind to all the mayhem and destruction constantly going around. That is, until he meets the woman of his dreams, steals a pair of sunglasses, and suddenly sees... everything. Because Free City … Continue reading Free Guy (2021)
While I would never say that Suicide Squad (2016) was a great movie, I didn't seem to hate it quite as much as the rest of the world. And now it seems I really don't love the slightly-sequel-y reboot anywhere near as much as everyone else. Seriously, people are raving about this like it's the best comic … Continue reading The Suicide Squad (2021)
Every morning, Roy's alarm clock wakes him up - seconds before the first assassin of the day tries to decapitate him with a machete. He has, of course, learned to expect that and react, not too difficult with his Special Forces training, but it's taken well over a hundred loops to learn the rest of … Continue reading Boss Level (2021)
Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) has always been a mysterious figure in the MCU. More hints have been dropped about her backstory, and now - finally - we're going to get a glimpse behind that curtain. We start with a flashback to Natasha as a child, playing with her little sister - or, … Continue reading Black Widow (2021)
Dan Forester (Chris Pratt) is not living his best life when, to the world's shock, soldiers from the future arrive with a dire message. In thirty years, humankind will be on the verge of losing a war against alien invaders. Their only hope is for people from now to travel forward and help the fight. … Continue reading The Tomorrow War (2021)
The best thing about the new MCU tv shows is the chance they give fans to see a continuation of the story from the movies, the so-called Infinity Saga. WandaVision was a very personal look at how Wanda Maximoff coped with the trauma she'd been through, and Loki will pick up (at least) one dangling plot thread from Endgame. … Continue reading Falcon and the Winter Soldier (season 1)
The deadly female assassin is turning into a bit of a trope these days: do we really need another take on it? Hmm, not so much. I mean, yes give women as many chances as the blokes have had over the years, but I still want something more interesting than just 'she's a woman'. Jessica … Continue reading Ava (2020)
There's a new drug on the streets of New Orleans. This one doesn't just make you feel powerful: it literally gives you superpowers. However there are catches: it will only last for 5 minutes, and you have no way of knowing what power you'll get. Invulnerability is great, turning into a human torch might have … Continue reading Project Power (2020)
The latest in the Disney live action (or not so much, with some of them) remakes continues with no little controversy. I can't really comment much on the cultural issues, or the lead actress's political comments. But yeah, asking £20 over and above the subscription fee for the platform it's showing on - meh. But, … Continue reading Mulan (2020)
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