The Incredible Hulk (2008)

I thought I was going to skip this - everyone's least favourite Marvel installment - in my rewatch of 'em all in prep for Endgame. But... meh. It was on the telly. I say everyone's least favourite, and the box office figures back that up. But I also think there's an element of confusing it a …

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

The path to Endgame i.e. my rewatch of the Marvel movies continues with the fifth in the series, and - ironically for the 'first Avenger' - the last of the Phase 1 main characters to be introduced before the big team up. We've had science, aliens, and mythology, and now we're getting some history... 1940s, World …

Thor (2011)

My rewatching of the Marvel movies ahead of Avengers: Endgame has slowed a little, and I was questioning which movies I might skip. Thor and Captain America are the next two on the list, but also felt like ones I'd seen quite a lot (by dint of being older, and not 'rubbish') - and sure enough, Thor has been …

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Continuing with my rerun through the MCU, in anticipation of Avengers: Endgame, I made the wise decision to skip over The Incredible Hulk (2008) and keep going with the unfolding story of Tony Stark. It's not one I've bothered to rewatch (often), and couldn't tell you the last time I saw it before now - certainly, a …

Iron Man (2008)

I don't often go back and review older movies, but with the upcoming release of Avengers: Endgame (squeeeee!) it seemed like an excellent excuse time for a rewatch of my beloved Marvel movies. And, since many of them predate this blog by a number of years, it's also a good excuse to see how well they hold …

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Well. Here we are. Ten years of Marvel 'MCU' movies, ten years since Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) told the world "I am Iron Man" and turned the comic book to screen adaptation from a bit of a hit-and-miss affair to a roaring juggernaut of fan favourites. The word 'fan' is kind of important there. …

Black Panther (2018)

Superhero movies. Dumb and overdone, right? And yet, I'm growing increasingly convinced that it's through these 'silly' movies that we're seeing a shift in all sorts of cultural norms. Wonder Woman gave us our first female-led superhero movie, and now Black Panther is the first set in Africa, with an overwhelmingly black cast. Both show us …

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

We've had a couple of takes on the Spider-Man movies - first Toby Maguire, then Andrew Garfield - and then last year's Captain America: Civil War introduced us to Tom Holland's version, as the rights between Sony and Marvel got a bit (more?) less complicated and the web-slinger was allowed to join the Avengers. Well, not quite join. …

Doctor Strange (2016)

Brilliant-but-arrogant neurosurgeon, Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), loses the fine motor control in his hands and thus his career in a car accident. Exhausting even experimental western medicine, a tip off about a 'miraculous' cure sends him to Kathmandu. Even as desperate as he is, can this logical, conceited doctor get his mind around the mystical? …

Agents of SHIELD (season 3)

Arguably the most mainstream of the MCU television series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has reached its third season with a continuing fall in viewers but increase in ratings. Thankfully, this has translated into a fourth season - I say thankfully, because the show still feels like it's - no pun intended - evolving and growing. We start …