Comic book adaptation Ghost Rider (2007) was one of the last pre-Iron Man superhero movies, taking a second-string Marvel character and casting world famous comic book geek Nicolas Cage in the role. It was directed by Mark Steven Johnson, whose 2003 Marvel adaptation Daredevil had … Continue reading REVIEW: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
“Gods and Monsters” Against all odds, Moon Knight’s finale managed to pull together all of its flailing disparate story threads into some form of conclusion. I honestly had my doubts, given just how wildly anarchic the preceding five episodes have … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.06
“Asylum” In Moon Knight’s fifth and penultimate episode, Marc and Steven’s adventures through a mental institution-shaped underworld provide a canny excuse for a whole lot of back story. It is emotionally fulfilling stuff, and the really impressive achievement is just … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.05
Only a few weeks ago I used a review of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: No Way Home to make the argument that their broad interconnected franchise of superhero films represented a major shift from traditional film narrative, and deserved – indeed, needed – … Continue reading REVIEW: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
“The Tomb” After finding Moon Knight’s third episode something of a disappointment, I am relieved to find the fourth showing the series back on track and working in an immensely satisfying fashion. We are largely back at protagonist Steven Grant’s … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.04
“The Friendly Type” I am sensing a wobble in “The Friendly Type”, the third episode of Marvel’s current streaming serial Moon Knight. The first two episodes did an excellent job of breaking out from Marvel’s standard formula with a story … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.03
“Summon the Suit” The first episode of Moon Knight really felt like a major jump away from the comic book antics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a welcome jump at that. The second episode still remains entirely separate from … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.02
Slow, overly respectful, and crushingly earnest, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is proof that fans should always be careful what they wish for. Development of a third Ghostbusters film staggered through development like a wounded gazelle from the early 1990s through to the death of co-writer and … Continue reading REVIEW: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
“The Goldfish Problem” Marvel Studios return once again with an all-new six-part miniseries, exclusive to Disney+, and bringing the comparatively obscure superhero Moon Knight to their Marvel Cinematic Universe. There really are some challenges with sustaining a long-term shared universe … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.01
Egon (Niels Schneider) is crown prince of the modern-day European kingdom of Letonia. Instead of applying himself to courtly duties, Egon spends much of his time drinking, smoking and loudly playing the drums. When he learns of the fabled kingdom … Continue reading REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty (2016)
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