Tag Archives: Superhero

Captain Marvel (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Captain Marvel

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

“Captain Marvel”, the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is alternatively familiar and refreshing. Although it is your typical superhero origin story, there are a number of nice changes and variations for distinguishing itself from many other recent … Continue reading →

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Aquaman (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Aquaman Cometh

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

If “Aquaman” came 10 years ago, I would probably be more generous to it. Sure, it has several spectacular sequences to be enjoyed on a big screen, and it has more sense of fun and humor compared to that solemn … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): More than just one Spider-Man

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

To be frank with you, I did not have much expectation on Sony animation feature film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”. Besides Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy in the 2000s, there were “The Amazing Spider-Man” (2012) and its 2014 sequel, and then … Continue reading →

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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Teen Titans go to Hollywood

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

To be frank with you, I do not know much about TV animation series “Teen Titans Go!” except that it is based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, but I can surely tell you that its … Continue reading →

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Incredibles 2 (2018) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): The family back in action

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

“Incredibles 2”, which is a long-awaited sequel to “Incredibles” (2004), is as fun and exciting as its predecessor. Although its story and characters are understandably a bit less fresh in comparison, it does not lose any sense of fun and … Continue reading →

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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ant-Man returns – with his partner

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

While looking relatively modest compared to other recent Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) movies, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is a solid lightweight fun. Although it initially takes some time as trying to juggle many different story elements together during its first … Continue reading →

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Deadpool 2 (2018) ☆☆(2/4): Cynical, irreverent, and tiresome as before

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Whether you will like “Deadpool 2” or not depends on how much fun you had with “Deadpool” (2016). Unlike many others, I did not enjoy “Deadpool” much while also quite annoyed by its increasingly obnoxious self-conscious attitude, so I became … Continue reading →

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