Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) in Thor: Ragnarok
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ review: So childish!
Thor: Ragnarok is a slapstick action comedy made by grown children. ?
A closer look
Building my LEGO SHIELD Helicarrier
I bought the LEGO SHIELD Helicarrier two years ago. It was a very expensive item that I thought long and hard over, so when I received a large sum of mall vouchers as a freebie for something else I bought, it sped up my decision to get that.
The cast of Thor: Ragnarok in EW’s Comic-Con photo studio. (Image Credit: MATHIAS CLAMER for EW)
2017 San Diego Comic-Con roundup
The 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest and most popular fan convention in the world, mecca to pop culture geeks everywhere, happened this past weekend, and film and TV studios have been busy dropping new footage and peeks at their upcoming shows. There's actually still one more day to go, but the major film and TV panels are done with, so I'll get down to the news that I'm most excited about.
The Avengers cast at Disney's D23 Expo 2017 in Anaheim, California
Exciting Disney updates from the D23 Expo 2017!
Disney held its D23 Expo this past weekend. For the uninitiated, it is their biennial fan event in Anaheim showcasing exclusive sneak peeks at what's happening in the entertainment brands under Disney, including star-studded presentations for their animation and live-action series and films, parks and resorts, and more.
Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ trivia and more reactions
Continuing on from my review in the previous post, here are the fun stuff I noticed in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and more of my reactions to the plot.
Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ review: Spidey comes Home
Spidey has finally come home to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I know we've already seen him in Captain America: Civil War, but with so many characters in that movie, his appearance was more of a side note than anything. But now, we have a movie which focuses on him and his teenage problems while being part of the superhero universe he belongs to, and interacting with his older superhero siblings. We've never seen a Spider-Man movie that does the latter before, because Sony has always hoarded the rights to Spider-Man... until now.
Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America) and Sebastian Stan (James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier) in Captain America: Civil War
‘Captain America: Civil War’ review: HEARTBREAKING.
Captain America: Civil War is heartbreaking. It's a much more sombre film than any in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before, walloping you in the stomach with emotional punches. But it is also one of the best Marvel films to date -- second-best, in my opinion.
Ben Affleck (Batman) and Henry Cavill (Superman) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review — but first, a backstory
Before I start on this review proper, buckle up for a not-so-brief history of how Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (from now on referred to as BVS) came to be. It'll help you understand why BVS rubbed me wrongly from the get-go, and why I went into it with derisive feelings. My friend accused me of being biased against the film, and so even if it was good, I wouldn't say so, but that's not true. *If* it was good, I would admit it -- in tones of absolute surprise, yes, but I would.
So basically this is the package. The Phase Two disc covers also have cool art by the same artist who did the Phase One disc covers.
Unboxing my Marvel Phase Two box set
Here's how the Marvel Phase One & Two limited edition box sets look like. Marvel hasn't released Phase Three's. Here's hoping it'll be out soon!
Chris Pratt owns the (Jurassic) world
‘Jurassic World’ review: Still entertaining, though not comparable to the first
Many people went to watch Jurassic World last weekend; and by many, I mean the whole world. It had the biggest global opening weekend ever at US$511.8 million -- though I'm pretty sure the Avengers would have come out tops if Disney hadn't staggered the global rollout of The Avengers and Age of Ultron, whereas Universal Pictures released Jurassic World in all territories at once except Japan.
