In an era where the over-utilization of rapid cuts and jump scares characterize the genre, genuinely frightening horror films are a much-appreciated rarity. The modern-day John Carpenters who strive to tap into our deepest fears and psyches are an endangered species. Frankly, I don’t understand why. Sure the horror genre possesses a reputation for derivative […]Read Post ›
Hello everyone. I hope you had a very happy May the 4th. As many of you well know and others may not, May 4th is essentially International Star Wars Day: a set time where fans around the world can revisit and celebrate the behemoth of a franchise that is Star Wars. I don’t have to tell you […]Read Post ›
Well, it’s finally here. After all the tie-ins, crossovers, and easter eggs that Marvel has flaunted over the last few years, Avengers: Age of Ultron has finally been released in theaters. Calling Age of Ultron one of the year’s most anticipated movies is a gross understatement, especially after its 2012 predecessor exploded into a record-breaking […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006) Ghost Rider is a Marvel superhero that may not be the most well-known in mainstream culture, but is generally considered to be more than just a cool-looking character. He is one of Marvel’s poster boy anti-heroes whose tragedy lent itself to an interesting array of dark supernatural tales. […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: FANTASTIC FOUR (2005) If Blade: Trinity was proof of anything, it was the perilous nature of third installments in a film franchise. It’s rare for a sequel to be of equal or greater quality compared to its original predecessor, but the potential for success three times in a row seems nigh unreachable. Thanks to films like Batman […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: ELEKTRA (2005) By virtue of its intention and the level of effort put into it, 2005’s Fantastic Four film is already a step up from the 1994 Roger Corman schlockfest before you even watch it. Sure, it hasn’t exactly had its share of critical success, but the 2005 film at the very least […]Read Post ›
The blind Hell’s Kitchen lawyer Matt Murdock has a tall order to fill in the eyes of a mainstream audience with his new Netflix series Marvel’s Daredevil. Even though it’s been over a decade, the bad taste left behind by Ben Affleck’s Daredevil still lingers for a lot of people, and Elektra is even more […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: BLADE: TRINITY (2004) With today marking the release of Marvel’s Daredevil Netflix series, it’s pretty ironic that the next Marvel movie I review happens to be Elektra: the vastly shittier side of the Daredevil film franchise coin. Regardless of the failings of 2003’s Daredevil, its 2005 spin-off has a terrible reputation shared by very […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) Between 2004’s Spider-Man 2 and 2008’s Iron Man is a roughly four year-long timeframe that has become infamous for releasing some of Marvel’s worst adaptations. This may partially be caused by the preceding era of substantially good to occasionally great Marvel flicks. However, considering that Marvel released five of the […]Read Post ›
PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL COUNTDOWN: THE PUNISHER (2004) We’ve had some great sequels so far in this countdown with X2 and Blade II: but now we’ve arrived at the godfather of Marvel’s superhero follow-ups: Spider-Man 2. While fans and critics alike tended to really enjoy the first Spider-Man film, Sam Raimi’s 2004 follow-up was considered as more than […]Read Post ›
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