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It's safe to say that 2018 has been a good year for Spider-Man. Like a really good year! He was in Avengers: Infinity war (2018, Joe & Anthony Russo)  he had a very popular video game released on the PS4 and now he has his own animated movie. But it's also been a good year for Miles Morales, who featured in the video game and is the main character of this animated movie. With Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street)  at the helm, this should be an interesting take on the character! But will mainstream audiences be open to this different version of Spider-Man? And will audiences pay to see it as an animated movie? First Thoughts This is not just the best Spider-Man movie I have ever watched but one of the best animated movies I have ever seen. The characters are fun to watch, the art and animation are beyond stunning and it truly understands its source material. This feels like a Spider-Man comic and it's perfect! Miles Morales/Ultim...

After starring in Justice League (2017, Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon)  over a year ago, Aquaman (Jason Momoa)  is finally getting his solo movie. Many audiences seem disconcerted with this movie, due to DC's shaky track record with critics, but with director James Wan (Furious 7, The Conjuring) at the helm things could turn around for the struggling movie franchise. The trailers have advertised a truly engaging movie experience. So it's time to see if the DCEU can win back audiences that have been disillusioned by the previous movies. Initial Thoughts This movie is incredible! It's a captivating thrill ride that is one of the most faithful comic book movies I have ever seen. From the costumes to the action, this is Aquaman come to life! The action is incredible, the visuals are stunning to behold and the characters are really enjoyable to watch. This is a great movie for any audiences member. Not just Comic book/Superhero fans. Aquaman/Arthur Curry/Jason Mamoa Thi...

Aquaman is due to hit theatres in a week. In order to celebrate its release, here is my ranking of the DCEU. The DCEU has been quite divisive with fans, with some loving it and some hating it. I find myself in the former category. I do like what the creators have done with these films (Most of the time) and I am looking forward to where the DCEU goes from here. At the moment, the DCEU has only released 5 films so this will be a ranking of them rather than a top 10 list. Just to be clear that this list is my own personal opinion and may differ from your own personal list. 5. Suicide Squad (2016, David Ayer) I'm not going to say that I hate this movie, I actually do enjoy it for what it is. However, I can't really say this is a good movie. The pacing is so fast that it's difficult to really get into the story, the dialogue is sometimes just laughable, and the action is inferior when compared to other movies in the DCEU. This was mainly down to a serious re-edit of t...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, Peter Ramsay, Robert Persichetti Jr., Rodney Rothman)  hasn't even hit theatres yet and, according to The Hollywood Reporter , Sony Studios are already planning both a sequel and a spin-off. According to the article, the sequel will be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron) and will be written by David Callaham (Expendables 2, Wonder Woman 84) . Sony is also eyeing Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One, Voltron) to helm the spin-off. Initial Thoughts Sony must be very confident with their upcoming movie if their green-lighting these projects prior to its release! I imagine that Sony is dropping this news in advance in order to improve on the box-office tracking for Into The Spider-Verse  which, at the moment, is crammed in a very busy Holiday line-up, alongside Aquaman (2018, James Wan)  and Mary Poppins Returns (2018, Rob Marshall) , which seem to be the two big contenders this year. So this...

In 2016 the Harry Potter franchise was brought back to the big screen with Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016, David Yates)  which built on the franchise, gave audiences a new look at the Wizarding World and introduced everyone to Newt Scamander, played by the talented Eddie Redmayne (Theory Of Everything, The Danish Girl) . And now its sequel hopes to continue that story. Now focusing on the war between the Ministry and Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp)  a dark wizard who is crucial to the character development of everyone's favourite future headmaster, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) . Boasting a stellar cast and incredible Visuals, how well does it live up to previous Wizarding World movies? First Thoughts Overall, I liked this film. It’s really good to step back into the Wizarding World and the film does a good job of building on it. And not just the world, but the characters as well are developed more in this film. However, the film does feel a little e...

On Monday it was announced that Comic Book icon Stan Lee passed away. Many fans, myself included, were devasted at this news. To know that a man who played such an important role in the shaping of a whole medium of storytelling was no longer with us. Stan Lee was the Walt Disney of comic books. He may not have created the Superhero, but he did elevate it and take it in directions that, back then, were never thought possible. His Impact on Comics Back in the 1960’s Comics were seen as a silly medium designed to entertain children. And Stan Lee helped change that. Instead of the glorious, heroes that readers would aspire to, Stan, alongside minds like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, tried to make his characters more relatable, more grounded. And that was the premise of most of Marvel’s titles. His heroes had to deal with regular problems, which they had to cope with around their superhero lives. The Fantastic Four went on amazing, psychedelic adventures but they also had to worry ab...

Video game movies have a long reputation for failing. From the early days with Super Mario Bros (1993, Annabel Jankel/Rocky Morton)  to Uwe Boll’s slue of terrible adaptations. And even today with video games being more cinematic and centred around the story, why is Hollywood still struggling to adapt them into successful movies? The three most recent Videogame Adaptation are Warcraft (2016, Duncan Jones) , Assassin’s Creed (2016, Justin Kurzel)  and Tomb Raider (2018, Roar Uthag) . All three received mixed reviews and failed to break even at the box office. And today we'll look into why. Warcraft Based on the insanely popular MMO game,  Warcraft  is arguably the most faithful movie adaptation of a video game. With game-accurate landscapes, character designs and stories. So where exactly did the film go wrong? Whilst fans enjoyed it, general audiences were unable to click with it. Well, my belief is that there are two reasons for this. The first...

Sony has taken its first step in its new Spider-Man related films with Venom (2017, Ruben Fleischer). Which has been moderately successful so far. Because of this, I thought I would go over the other the state of the Spider-Man films that Sony has both ready for release and in production. Including Venom , the studio has Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, Phil Lord & Chris Miller) coming out this December, Solo movies for Black Cat and Silver Sable and a solo movie for Morbius: The Living Vampire. All characters featured in the Spider-Man comics.  Venom Venom has taken a serious hit from critics. with a 31% approval rating from critics. Normally, this would be enough to kill a film. But, surprisingly, Venom has had quite a successful run at the Box Office, grossing just over $380 million worldwide by its 2nd weekend. Venom also is boasting a strong 88% approval rating from audiences. Giving Sony good cause to greenlight a sequel. Although, it's unclea...