Tag: Marvel

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL review

So, 20th Century Fox has decided to take the very unconventional route of re-releasing a pretty successful film which debuted less than seven months ago, but making some very interesting adjustments along the way. Deadpool 2 had become a fan favorite in this year’s crowded hero arena. And just like the 2016 origin story of …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DEADPOOL 2 review

It took Ryan Reynolds ten whole years of begging, pleading and scheming before Twentieth Century Fox FINALLY gave in and greenlit the project that Reynolds had been so passionate about. Deadpool (2016) went on to amass an astounding almost $800 million worldwide, becoming the top grossing R-rated ever! And against a miniscule budget of under …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING review

Spider-Man: Homecoming review

Over the past several years Marvel has continued to rewrite the enormity of their scope. They’ve expanded to global conflicts, interplanetary incursions and even interdimensional mystical melees. Everything just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Sony Pictures, however, has decided to go in an entirely different direction with one of their most valuable commodities. Spider-Man: Homecoming …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Sequels can be tricky endeavor for sure. Expectations are elevated on both the production side as well as the fan side. Marvel (well at least Disney’s properties that is) seems to laugh in the face of these challenges. Some how, some way they pretty much always ending up cashing in. 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy …