****NO SPOILERS!***** This particular entry of “Musings…” is going to be a challenge for me, as I’m not writing a plot synopsis, and I will resist the temptation to drop any spoilers (which would be impossible if I wrote a synopsis). Instead, I will try to give you the overall gestalt of the movie through…
Tag: #Avengers
“Captain Marvel” (2019) is a refreshing pick-me-up for superhero movie fatigue…
The Marvel movie machine is a well-oiled one at this point. Nine years and 21 movies later (!), it sometimes feels like the machine is left on automatic…cranking out new audience-tested/approved product month after month, with only the occasional standout film being remembered more than 24 hours later (“Black Panther” “Winter Soldier”). These days, I…
“Avengers: Infinity War” is a rollicking rollercoaster ride on a tightrope track…
In my previous reviews of “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Black Panther” , I’d noted my acute case of ‘Marvel fatigue.’ Too often these movies are ridiculously top-heavy with CGI eye-candy, Dolby Digital-booming explosions, and butt-numbingly long sequences of flying super-people punching away at cars, planes and buildings like so many LEGOs. Dialogue in these kinds of films consists mainly…