“Captain America: Brave New World” was supposed to be released in theaters last May. The Hollywood strikes delayed the Marvel Cinematic Universe action film, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, to this Valentine’s Day, February 14th. (Unfortunately, McDonald’s couldn’t change the production timeline on its tie-in toys, which were still in Happy Meals in May. […]
The eagerly anticipated “WandaVision” kicks off what should be another big year for Disney+. The streaming service has several Marvel projects on the way, including “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and “Loki” series, as well as… maybe… “Black Widow” ……? For now, we get a nine-episode miniseries starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, whose […]
Watch as LCJ completes a 1,000-piece puzzle celebrating the characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Puzzle provided by MondoShop.com) ————————— Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen […]
If you’re a big movie fan, and especially a big SUPERHERO movie fan, what were you probably doing around this time last April – and the April before that? Gearing-up for an “Avengers” movie! But here we are, in April 2020, and there is no “Avengers” movie this year. In fact, there’s no Marvel Cinematic […]
“Avengers: Endgame” is almost here, with its sights set on a record-breaking, $300 million opening weekend. Entertainment Weekly recently put out a piece ranking the 21 Marvel Cinematic Universe installments by grade. And in reading it, I noticed something interesting. Their critics never gave one of these movies a grade higher than an A-. But […]
In an interview a few days before “Venom”’s release, star Tom Hardy admitted his favorite 30-40 minutes of footage didn’t make it into the movie. It’s never a good sign when your star thinks the best material was left on the cutting room floor. “Venom” director Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”, “Gangster Squad”) proves he clearly doesn’t know […]
Marvel Studios has begun their new marketing campaign strategy on “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (out July 6), the 20th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the follow-up to “Avengers: Infinity War”, which has definitely left fans shaken and stirred. “Infinity” includes a reference to Paul Rudd’s Scott (aka Ant-Man) character, providing a reason for […]