“Toxic Fandom.” What is it? It is an accusation thrown around from filmmakers, critics, and the entertainment industry gatekeepers who want to combat fan criticism of a movie, television show, comic book, or novel that does not live up to the standards of the source materials fanbases love. I once thought it was fake, just…
Comic book movies generally and Marvel films specifically have been under attack by the Hollywood elitists and their fanboys on social media, claiming that the films are not “cinema.” Several Marvel Studios celebrities and filmmakers have defended the comic book movie genre, most recently, according to Showbiz Cheat Sheet, actor Chris Evans, known for playing…
Samuel L. Jackson gave the perfect response to Director Martin Scorsese, who had some very disparaging remarks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and superhero films-at-large. “I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema,” the director of Goodfellas said. “Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they…
Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts returns with the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man: Far From Home. It is written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. It is distributed by Sony and made by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures. Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is still reeling from the events of Avengers:…
Glass is the final installment of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Unbreakable Trilogy.’ The movie director has delved into science fiction, drama, mystery, horror, and now into the realm of the superhero films. Set three weeks after the events of Split, David Dunn (Bruce Willis) manages to subdue Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) in his Beast…
Directed by and starring Brie Larson, Unicorn Store is a comedy that relies on quirky and absurd comedy to tell its story, but it strangely works. Originally, it premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival but was released widely to Netflix in 2019. Kit (Brie Larson), a daydreaming girl who is obsessed with unicorns,…
Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel debuts as a standalone film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, set years before the events of the first Iron Man film. Because of the main star’s grandstanding, I honestly went into this film with low expectations but found myself pleasantly surprised. Do not worry, there…
