Boy, this is a weird one. On the surface, this seems easy. There are almost no overt references to dates in this film, so you should just be able to rely on other films (namely Iron Man 2) to place its location on the timeline. But then there are three scenes where this movie just vomits … Continue reading The Unofficial MCU Timeline, Part 2 – THE INCREDIBLE HULK
I love timelines. I’m obsessed with them. I love tracking the ways events fit together in a broader context – how each piece influences and is influenced by every other in an endless chain. I also have a special fondness for fictional timelines that are just complete horseshit. Where the people in charge were just … Continue reading The Unofficial MCU Timeline, Part 1 – IRON MAN
This review contains spoilers. News broke within the last week that Disney has dropped The Inhumans from their release schedule. We still don’t know exactly what’s going on with that project or if it will ever be revived, but from where we’re standing right now, it looks like it’s dead and buried. Aside from the … Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap – “The Singularity”
This review contains spoilers. Well, here we are. The curtain has fallen on Agent Carter Season Two, and perhaps the series altogether. The arc of my relationship with this season has certainly been interesting, having initially been vaguely disappointed by what I viewed as kind of muddled themes, only to be gobsmacked by the realization that maybe … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “Hollywood Ending”
This review contains spoilers. One of the most distressing changes to the way we interact with movies in the twenty-first century is the advent of ‘live tweeting.’ Setting aside the fact that 99% of these oh-so-witty insights are neither terribly witty nor particularly insightful, the real problem here is that it violates the essential social … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “The Edge of Mystery” and “A Little Song and Dance”
This review contains spoilers. Power. Just last week I was wondering whether Agent Carter had finally settled into a thematic angle for this season, and last night’s pair of episodes confirms it; this season is all about power – who has it, who doesn’t, and the lengths people will go to maintain it. Across these … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap: “Life of the Party” and “Monsters”
Exciting news: I have a new home for my writing! Starting today I will be covering Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and (naturally) Star Wars Rebels for Heroic Hollywood. This is a big, exciting step for me, but for the four of you who follow this blog, don’t worry. I’m still planning on posting articles … Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER Recap – “The Atomic Job”
The Walt Disney Studios live action panel at the 2015 D23 Expo was something of a mess. For months Disney has been positioning this panel as a big deal, announcing that Marvel Studios would be abandoning their long-held position of supremacy in Comic-Con’s Hall H and that the Star Wars panel at SDCC would be … Continue reading D23: Excitement, Confusion, and Disappointment from Disney Live Action (With Thoughts on STAR WARS Land)
We’re still only a few years out from The Avengers, but I feel comfortable saying that it had a seismic impact on our pop culture. Characters who were once considered the “B Team” of the Marvel roster are now ubiquitous, beloved cultural icons. The most recent movie starring Captain America outgrossed movies starring Spider-Man and … Continue reading Movie Review – AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
The idea of “ranking” something as complex as art is one that is fundamentally absurd. Trying to quantify that which is unquantifiable is a fool’s errand, and it’s the reason why I never give numerical ratings or letter grades to any movies I review. Hell, I refuse to even assign star ratings to movies I … Continue reading David’s Definitive Marvel Movie Rankings
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