She Hulk (season 1)

I have more than reached the point of "Urgh, not another Marvel TV show", if I'm being honest. And frankly, Hulk is probably my least-favourite character, smart version or otherwise. But, seeing this was only a half-hour show, I figured I'd give it an episode. And... it's fun. Ooh - there's what's been missing through …

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

From one MCU disappointment to a rewatch and finally reviewing another of the 'Phase 4' outputs - and, with a little hindsight, one of the better ones so far. Shaun (Simu Liu) makes his living as a valet car parking assistant, alongside best friend, Katy (Awkwafina). Life seems pretty pedestrian until a sabre-armed thug attacks …

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

I have to admit, I haven't been overly impressed with 'Phase 4' of the MCU, but nor am I saying I should have stopped with Endgame; it's just more of a lucky dip as to whether you'll get something fun or not. I perhaps stoopidly had high hopes for Thor: L&T, but alas it's a bit …

The Umbrella Academy (season 3)

(Usual spoiler: talking about how season 3 starts is kind of a spoiler for how season 2 ends) Meet the Hargreaves: seven 'siblings' who were brought together as babies by an eccentric millionaire who decided their highly unusual births - none of their mothers having been pregnant the day before - signalled something special. And …

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

When Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) starts having nightmares, little does he suspect the truth: the Multiverse is bleeding other realities into each other. It takes a giant squid monster and a dimension-hopper to reveal these strange realities - and a dire warning that things have to be fixed. His first call for help is …

Moon Knight (season 1)

Museum gift shop worker, Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) has problems. He's rubbish with romance, his boss won't give him a promotion despite his encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Ancient Egyptian, and he has to cuff himself to the bedpost every night to stop some quite extreme sleep-walking. As in, wake up in a different country …

Eternals (2021)

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 …

Falcon and the Winter Soldier (season 1)

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. …

Jupiter’s Legacy (season 1)

There's nothing like a studio/company cancelling a new show when you're halfway through watching it - cheers for that, Netflix. But, was it deserved or should it be offered a reprieve? Jupiter's Legacy is split between two timelines. In the 'now', we have a modern world where superheroes are real and have been for 90 …

WandaVision (season 1)

A bit on the late side, but here we are! Following the climax of the Infinity Saga and 'Phase 3', the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) decided to take over the small screen. Sure we've had forays with Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter, but both of those - the former in particular - suffered by …