Marvel at the Movies: The Punishers Paul Brian McCoy November 18, 2017 Marvel at the Movies, Reviews Before we see how Bernthal's take on the character plays out, we thought we'd take a look at the long and varied history of The Punisher in the comics and on film.
Marvel at the Movies: Daredevils and Elektra Paul Brian McCoy March 19, 2016 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews We thought we'd take a look at the short and troubled history of Daredevil and Elektra on film.
Marvel at the Movies: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Paul Brian McCoy May 1, 2015 Marvel at the Movies Because that's what Avengers: Age of Ultron is: an emotional machine - much like the titular Ultron.
MARVEL AT THE MOVIES: 1977-1998! The FIRST PDI Press Publication is on sale now! psychodr April 18, 2015 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews, TV The first (of several) Psycho Drive-In Press publications, MARVEL AT THE MOVIES: 1977-1998 is live and available for Kindle at Amazon!
There’s a War Going on Out There: Blade (1998) Paul Brian McCoy August 8, 2014 Marvel at the Movies Snipes was arguably the most well-received actor cast for a role in a Marvel project since Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno played David Banner and the Hulk on TV.
Marvel Phase Two: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Paul Brian McCoy August 2, 2014 Marvel at the Movies An assassin, a thief, a maniac, a tree man, and a talking raccoon.
Marvel Phase Two: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Paul Brian McCoy August 1, 2014 Marvel at the Movies It was beginning to look like Marvel was willing to include just about any character in their canon if they could squeeze them in.
Marvel Phase Two: Thor: The Dark World (2013) Paul Brian McCoy July 31, 2014 Marvel at the Movies Because as pretty much everyone knows, more Loki is always good.
Marvel Phase Two: Iron Man 3 (2013) Paul Brian McCoy July 30, 2014 Marvel at the Movies A large part of the popularity of the film was down to an almost perfect combination of Black and Pearce's script and Downy Jr.'s charisma.
Blowin’ Smoke up Your Hoo-Ha: Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998) Paul Brian McCoy July 8, 2014 Marvel at the Movies, Reviews, TV And then there's David Hasselhoff.
Assembling the Avengers: The Avengers (2012) Paul Brian McCoy May 5, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews This isn't just a team-up; it serves to move everyone forward to a new dramatic place from which to launch the next round of Marvel Studios films, as well as providing a launching point for the starts of new franchises.
Assembling the Avengers: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Paul Brian McCoy May 3, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews Jon Favreau approached Avi Arad with the intention of making it a comedy, but luckily opted to make Iron Man instead. Then, Incredible Hulk director, Louis Leterrier, was shown concept art and offered his services, but Marvel turned him down.
Assembling the Avengers: Thor (2011) Paul Brian McCoy May 2, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews That score was markedly lower amongst White Supremacists, who objected to Idris Elba's casting as a black Norse god and attempted to organize a boycott of the film.It had no effect.
Assembling the Avengers: Iron Man 2 (2010) Paul Brian McCoy May 1, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews Not only is this film set six months after the first film, through later interactions with Fury, we discover that it is occurring at the same time as The Incredible Hulk and that Stark's father was a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Assembling the Avengers: The Incredible Hulk (2008) Paul Brian McCoy April 30, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews The story, unfortunately, doesn't really break any new ground, despite being action-packed and more viscerally entertaining than Ang Lee's version.
Assembling the Avengers: Iron Man (2008) Paul Brian McCoy April 29, 2012 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews The first step on the road to The Avengers was taken in 2006, as actor/director Jon Favreau was hired to direct Marvel's first independent production, Iron Man.
Smothering Our Babies: Generation X (1996) Paul Brian McCoy April 21, 2011 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews, TV Given a commitment to a season's worth of hour-long episodes, Generation X could have really come into its own.
Shelved: Fantastic Four (1994) Paul Brian McCoy February 10, 2011 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews The early Nineties were a difficult time for superhero films, particularly for Marvel.
We Are Both Tragedies: Captain America (1990) Paul Brian McCoy January 20, 2011 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews Captain America was the first of Marvel's characters to get a second chance with what is, essentially, a hard reboot that completely ignores both of the television movies that came before.
I’m Free Now – The Incredible Hulk (1988-1990) Paul Brian McCoy September 2, 2010 Marvel at the Movies, Movies, Reviews, TV It’s a surprisingly powerful scene that, even given the title of the film, comes as a bit of a shock.