Deadpool & Wolverine: The Fox Era Gets the Send-Off It Deserved
A review of Deadpool and Wolverine, where Reynolds and Jackman’s chemistry carries a film written by people who genuinely understand the Fox universe.
A review of Deadpool and Wolverine, where Reynolds and Jackman’s chemistry carries a film written by people who genuinely understand the Fox universe.
A review of The Marvels, where Iman Vellani is the best thing on screen, Carol still underwhelms, and a post-credits cameo changes what the MCU can be.
A review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, where Rocket’s origin turns out to be the whole trilogy’s spine and the High Evolutionary earns his place as a villain.
A review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where the Council of Kangs steals the film and the villain meant to carry the next decade doesn’t convince.
A review of Wakanda Forever, where not recasting T’Challa was the right call, Namor is a genuinely good villain, and the ending lets him off far too easily.
A review of Thor: Love and Thunder, where Gorr deserved a better film, Zeus is a punchline, and the ending hands out godhood like party favours.
A review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where the Illuminati are wasted, Wanda’s ending is another love-conquers-all cop-out, and Mordo is still missing.
A review of Shang-Chi, where Simu Liu holds his own on debut, Tony Leung gives the MCU its best villain, and the bus fight raises the bar for the whole franchise.
A review of Thor: Ragnarok, where Taika Waititi turns the least interesting Avenger into the funniest one and Asgard’s golden age turns out to be a cover story.
My X-Men: Days of Future Past review: two casts, a wrecked young Charles, the Quicksilver scene and an ending I’m still in two minds about.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier turns Marvel into a seventies conspiracy thriller, and I think it’s one of the better MCU films so far.
Spider-Man 3 finally puts the black suit on screen and then wastes it, with a thin Venom, a buried Sandman and a jazz club scene I can’t defend.
Spider-Man 2 review. Molina turns Doc Ock into a man overruled by his own machine, the train scene is iconic, and Peter walks away from the job.
Spider-Man review. Raimi puts the wrestling ring and Uncle Ben on screen exactly as the comics did, and Dafoe is magnificent. The leads are too old.