The New Queen

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) by Ryan Coogler [This review was first published on my Marvel blog.] It’s been almost three months since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released and I’m glad I sat with it a little longer, that I waited until I could watch it again. Not because I was doubtful about how I felt about…

Raimi Trash

Darkman (1990) by Sam Raimi Part of me is kind of miffed that Sam Raimi made it into the big leagues with his filmmaking. Not because I don’t like his Spider-Man trilogy or even the Doctor Strange sequel but because movies like Darkman are a thing of the past now. Trashy horror… I mean, at…

Black Adam

Black Adam (2022) by Jaume Collet-Serra This is not the Black Adam trailer, it’s my review of the movie. I’m not spoilering anything in it, just in case you haven’t watched it yet:

Favorites

Well, August went by quickly – and so did September. I made a list, I wrote some scripts but it took me ages to even get these three videos out. Depression will play you like that and I’ve just been through another month of that. And I so wanted to review so many of my…

Found God

Thor: Love & Thunder (2022) by Taika Waititi [A little while ago, I promised you a review of the latest MCU movie, here it is. This review was first published on my Marvel blog.] Ever since I watched Thor: Love & Thunder last Sunday I’ve been at war with myself. It wasn’t really my best movie experience,…

The Multiverse of Insanity

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert I guess this is Pride month movie #2, ’cause there’s queerness where I didn’t expect queerness. But it works, ’cause, you know, it’s the Multiverse. There will always be Queers in the Multiverse, thank goodness. Now, I’m drunk, but it’s not just ’cause I…

The Rainbow Gang

The Defenders (2017) created by Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez The Defenders brings together four Marvel heroes who all had shows on Netflix. I’m starting with The Defenders as I’m watching the seasons of all the shows in order of release, so this is the first show I’ve finished as it’s a limited series with only 8 episodes….

Ancient History

Eternals (2021) by Chloé Zhao [There’ll be spoilers!] After my more elaborate journey watching Eternals last week, I finally got to see it in my hometown theater. This allowed for a more focused watch on the layered characterization and world-building. I mean, I knew it was great the first time, but its brilliance actually knocked me backward…

Carnage Delivered?

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) by Andy Serkis Something strange has been happening with me upon returning to the movie theater after one and a half years without it – I’m getting overwhelmed with the big screen, the noise, the motion. I sat in the theater last night feeling a little bewildered by what…

Guy Is Free

Free Guy (2021) by Shawn Levy On the surface, Free Guy is a quirky, self-aware homage to gaming culture. On a deeper level it is a critique of toxic influences in same culture and life in general. And if you dig even deeper it reasserts the same toxicity it seemingly criticizes by having Ryan Reynolds…