Category: marvel

Thanos (Josh Brolin) has a plan to wipe out half of the sentient beings in the universe. In his mind, overpopulation is a problem, and Thanos is the only one who knows how to take care of it:  By mass murder. His theory is that once overpopulation is taken care of, the remaining beings (and…

After his father was killed in a blast in Captain America: Civil War, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) has become king of Wakanda. Wakanda is a technologically advanced country thanks to vibranium, the strongest metal in the world (Captain America’s shield is made from a piece of vibranium that Tony Stark’s dad got from Wakanda) and also,…

In the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” reboot, we catch up with Peter Parker (Tom Holland) as a 15 year old sophomore in a technical high school. Peter has already been bitten by the spider, and is fast becoming a local hero, when he is recruited into the Stark Avenger Internship run by Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.).…

Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a brilliant surgeon. He is also an arrogant prick, who is mean to his fellow surgeon and girlfriend, Christine (Rachel McAdams), and a terrible driver. Driving to a speaking engagement, Strange is speeding, and driving recklessly, on a winding wet road while answering and talking on his phone. As…

(Avengers Fighting Avengers) – – Even though the Avengers save lives, they also inadvertently take innocent lives as they battle the forces of evil. The world has taken notice of this increasing death toll and have decided to control the Avengers with a new accord. After the accord becomes active, the Avengers will become involved…

(Avengers vs Ultron) – – Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) team up to design the ultimate weapon that will someday help the Avengers save the world. Unfortunately, they needed to better define “save the world”. Artificially Intelligent Ultron (James Spader) interprets “save the world” as ridding the world of the…

(Amazing! Astounding! Avenger?) – – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has just spent 3 years in San Quentin for a burglary. He has high hopes for getting a good job (after all he, like me, has a Masters in Electrical Engineering) and spending more time with his young daughter, Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson). The job he…