Cinemagoers might have thought the Marvel movie onslaught had diminished, well guess what, it’s back! There’s the big-ticket Avengers Doomsday on the horizon and smaller films (by Marvel standards) popping up like Captain America: Brave New World and the latest offering, the oddly paced, uneven but intriguingly introspective Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts is a sequel of sorts to 2021’s disappointing Black Widow
Read moreKraven the Hunter, who originally appeared on Marvel Comics pages in 1964 as a nemesis for Spiderman is one of the lesser-known Marvel characters, at least for this reviewer. Whether or not he deserved a feature length film was probably debatable before the movie and having seen Kraven The Hunter, that doubt has only grown. This lunkheaded action adventure follows
Read moreAfter the decidedly mixed critical reception for their last overblown superhero extravaganza, The Flash, those behind the DC Extended Comic Universe would have been very keen to resurrect the fortunes of their franchise with their latest effort Blue Beetle. Unfortunately, despite a few fresh and appealing touches, this is just another generically plotted, noisy, frenzied and juvenile superhero action comedy.
Read moreHi folks, Here’s our review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as presented on ‘Built For Speed’ on Friday 8th Sept 2023. Classification: PG. Genre: Action/Animation/Superhero. Director: Jeff Rowe. Running time: 99 mins.
Read moreThe superhero movie juggernaut roles on. In a brief hiatus between Marvel movies, it’s time for the DC universe to try to grab some of the eye-watering box office the Avengers etc have been revelling in. DC’s latest offering is The Flash, another standalone film (almost) for a character from its Avengers equivalent, The Justice League. The various DC films
Read moreI haven’t seen the first film in this series, 2018’s Into the Spiderverse but I was intrigued by the rapturous critical reception this animated Spiderman spin-off received. Despite movie goers being pounded like a Hulk fist by CGI superhero extravaganzas, Spiderverse apparently offered something fresh and exciting. For someone encountering this film world for the first time, the sequel, Spiderman:
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