Dani Moonstar (Blu Hunt) loses her parents in some strange and horrific event one night. She awakens in a secret facility led by Dr Reyes (Alice Braga), where several young mutants - because yes, this is the X-Men universe - are either being helped, or held prisoner - or both? They are a danger to … Continue reading The New Mutants (2020)
My love for The Umbrella Academy was clear from season 1, with its quirky, irreverent take on the superhero genre. Season 2 would finally solve the cliff-hanger ending, but would its appeal wane with the shifting story? Well I'm delighted to report: absolutely not! In fact, there's as much if not more to love here 🙂 … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy (season 2)
Adaptations of video games rarely go well, and even less so when the game itself didn't really have a plot to speak of. Still, I have fond memories of my Sonic-playing days, and if nothing else, the disastrous first attempt at a look for the blue speedster piqued my interest. So, in need of something … Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Being the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn 🙂 Following the events of Suicide Squad (2016), 'Mr J' (Joker, but not the Joaquin Phoenix one!) and Harley Quinn have split up. She's taking it well (!): time to adopt a new pet (hyena) and blow some stuff up. But, her party days of doing whatever she … Continue reading Birds of Prey (2020)
In its first season, Legion established itself as 'a bit weird' (!). However, right from the word go, season two is just... bizarre. We finally see the interior of Division 3, and alongside strange design and twisty architecture, we find it's run by a man with a basket on his head, who communicates via a … Continue reading Legion (season 2)
We meet David Haller as a patient in Clockworks mental institution, where he's been for the past several years after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. But what if the voices he hears aren't mental illness at all - what if he's actually one of the most powerful mutants on the planet? Legion is part of the … Continue reading Legion (season 1)
It's been almost a decade (movie time) since the events of X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and the mutants appear to be in a new phase of peace and understanding. Erik/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) has set up a sort of hippy commune for those who, like him, want to get away from the world, while Charles Xavier's (James … Continue reading X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
I've said that I think Tony Stark is, in many ways, the 'main character' (arc) of the MCU, but running a close second is Steve Rogers aka Captain America. We met him in Phase 1, back in the 1940s, as he transformed from plucky kid to super-serum enhanced soldier. And we saw his shock at … Continue reading Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
When the Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich), first tried to usher in an Age of Monsters, it was King Arthur (yes, that King Arthur, as the voice over tells us!) and Merlin who stopped her. Unable to end her unnatural life, they settle for dismembering her and sending the caskets of her pieces (arms, head, etc) … Continue reading Hellboy (2019)
Following the events in The Avengers (2012), Tony Stark is battling with anxiety and possibly PTSD. He's seen terrible things, almost died, and is left struggling to find his sense of balance again. It makes sense that he goes too far with the bravado, announcing his address (as if it wouldn't be available online for minimal digging, … Continue reading Iron Man 3 (2013)
