Category: marvel

  • “Black Panther” Movie Review

    “Black Panther” Movie Review

    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,…

  • “Thor: Ragnarok” Movie Review

    “Thor: Ragnarok” Movie Review

    Now we know where the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) has been for the past couple of years.  He crash landed on Sakaar and has been held captive earning the right to stay alive as a gladiator. But, I get ahead of myself. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has also been missing from the Marvel Universe, but, as Ragnorok…

  • “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Movie Review

    “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Movie Review

    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.).…

  • “Doctor Strange” Movie Review

    “Doctor Strange” Movie Review

    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…

  • “Captain America: Civil War” Movie Review

    “Captain America: Civil War” Movie Review

    (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: Age of Ultron” Movie Review

    “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Movie Review

    (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…

  • “Ant-Man” Movie Review

    “Ant-Man” Movie Review

    (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…

  • “Thor: The Dark World” Movie Review

    “Thor: The Dark World” Movie Review

    The cast returns as the dark elves from long past are awakened.  They want the universe to be the way it was….dark….and have the opportunity with the convergence of the realms to destroy everything we know and love. But wait a second….they have to contend with Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Loki (Tom…

  • “The Avengers” Movie Review

    “The Avengers” Movie Review

    – – Tapping an unlimited power source being investigated by scientists at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) evil ambitious brother, Loki (played by Tom Hiddleston) joins forces with a powerful alien world to attack Earth via an access portal. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) gathers various super heroes to fight Loki and his evil army,…