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"THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER" (2022) COMMENTARY

During the height of my high regard for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), among the movies of which I had been a major fan were the Captain America releases. At least two of them. The third film in this mini franchise - 2016's "CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR" proved to be a major disappointment for me. However, when I heard that Disney and Marvel Films had plans to air a miniseries about the characters Sam Wilson aka the Falcon and James "Bucky" Barnes aka the Winter Soldier, I must admit that I felt a renewed interest in the franchise again. ( Collapse )

"WITHOUT REMORSE" (2021) Review

Three years ago, Amazon Prime had premiered a series about the adventures of C.I.A. analyst, Jack Ryan. After two seasons, the series has yet to adapt any particular novel by the character's creator, Tom Clancy. However, it pretty much set up Ryan's origin story. Recently, Amazon Prime released "WITHOUT REMORSE", an origin tale about another one of Clancy's characters - namely "John Clark". ( Collapse )

Below are images from "WITHOUT REMORSE", Amazon Prime's 2021 adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1993 novel. Directed by Stefano Sollima, the movie stars Michael B. Jordan: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my top favorite movies of the decade between 2010-2019: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite movies of 2018 (list subject to change): ( Collapse )

"BLACK PANTHER" (2018) Review

I am going to be brutally honest. For the past three years, I have harbored mixed feelings about the output from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The year 2015 produced one movie that I found entertaining, yet disappointing; and another film that I found entertaining and original, but not exactly mind blowing. But the years 2016 and 2017 proved to be very disappointing, as far as MCU movies were concerned. By the end of 2017, I thought the MCU had finally lost its mojo . . . until I saw "BLACK PANTHER", early in the following year. ( Collapse )

Below are images from "BLACK PANTHER", the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, the movie starred Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa of Wakanda aka the Black Panther: ( Collapse )

"FANTASTIC FOUR" (2015) Review

Rebooting a superhero movie franchise is nothing new in Hollywood. Warner Brothers has released two different series featuring the D.C. Comics character, Batman. That particular studio has also released one series of films about Superman, and has made two attempts to reboot a new series - first in 2006 and recently, in 2013. As far as I know, Marvel has only done this twice. Marvel Studios, along with Columbia Pictures, have released two series featuring the Spider-Man character and is the process of releasing a third series. And recently, Twentieth-Century Fox has released its second film series featuring the characters, the Fantastic Four. ( Collapse )

Usually I would list my ten favorite summer movies of any particular year. However, I only watched ten new releases during the summer of 2015. Due to the limited number, I decided to rank the films that I saw: ( Collapse )

Below are images from "FANTASTIC FOUR", the 2015 reboot of the Marvel Comics series that began in 1961. Directed by Josh Trank, the movie starred Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell: ( Collapse )