So I Finally Saw Birds of Prey

After I did three posts that were basically a wish list for superhero films, I found myself hungry for some new superheros. But I’d seen every superhero movie that has come out in the last decade except for Bloodshot, and there is absolutely no way in hell I’m paying 19.99 to watch that movie. There …

3 Things I Want to See Next in the MCU

After my last post about the MCU and Arrowverse, I spent some time thinking about both properties. Okay, it was a lot of time. I really like superheroes, y’all. And given the nature of the post, I was mostly thinking of the future of both franchises. Given the fairly loose and open nature of this …

Why Superhero Movies Might Never Die – and That’s Okay

So, if you follow movie news and reporting, you probably heard the term ‘superhero fatigue’ being bandied about - the idea that the general audience is getting sick of superhero movies due to overexposure. Usage of that term seems to have dropped off steeply since 2018, which isn’t surprising - 2018 brought us Black Panther, …

Avengers: Endgame – A Spoiler Free Review

I’m sitting down to write this literally minutes after having walked out of Avengers: Endgame. Usually, when I do reviews, I say the non-spoiler things in the top, and then get into spoilers further down in the post. This is not going to be that kind of review. Endgame is the movie event of the …

Why This Isn’t a ‘Shazam!’ Review

So, since doing movie reviews - at least for big-budget Hollywood genre films - is a thing that I do here, I thought it would behoove me to go see Shazam!. Went on Thursday to an 8:00 show even though I have the flu because I’m a professional, damnit! Well, quasi-professional. I’m a blogger! I …

Aquaman Retrospective: How Did it Go so Wrong?

Note: since this movie has been out for a few months, I’m not worried about spoilers in this. Also note: pop culture moves so fast these days, I feel totally justified doing a retrospective on a movie that is only a few months old. So with the next big thing in film being the Shazam …

Captain Marvel: Review

So after my last post was basically me begging Marvel not to traumatize Carol Danvers and calling them out for how they treat their female protagonists, I only thought it was appropriate to make today’s post a review of the movie itself. Since I haven’t posted a movie review before, a bit about how I …

Dear Marvel: Please Don’t Traumatize Carol Danvers

Hey, just wanted to lead with a quick note: this is going to be more of a Serious Topic ™ than what I normally address on the blog. I know this comes very late. I know that Captain Marvel comes out in about a month. I’m excited for it! I’ve loved pretty much all of …

How to Survive a Superhero Movie – As a Bystander

Good morning! You’ve woken up in a superhero universe. You might be thinking this is exciting news, and are eagerly awaiting the arrival of your newfound super powers so you can begin a life of fighting against (or for) the forces of Evil. Well, I regret to inform you that waking up in a superhero …