One of the most celebrated storytellers of our time – Christopher Nolan – adapted a monumental story of possibly the most influential storyteller of ancient Greece – Homer – to film. The Odyssey was bound to be an extraordinary event. Yet I left the theatre a little disappointed. Granted, I didn’t experience the movie as …
I love the first season of the Loki series. That’s why I’m hyped for season two. The first episode only increased my excitement. The second episode however, somewhat disappointed me. I do love however, media that shows potential and doesn’t quite deliver on it. It makes me think about what I would change. And that’s …
A desert. The most intelligent minds of the country assembled in rustical housing. The place locked down by the military. Finally, an event that profoundly changes the world and all those who live in it. This description fits the setting of two movies. Of course, it describes Los Alamos around which the movie Oppenheimer resolves. …
I finally came around to watch Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania. Yes, I know I’m late, but life’s been busy. Anyways. Quantumania is a really good movie, which came to a surprise to me. I’m not disillusioned with Marvel, in fact, I like the last couple of movies probably a little bit more than the …
I remember back when the first Avatar came out, I didn’t like it. Maybe it was a rebellious reaction to the hype of the movie, or at least it amplified my opinion. I couldn’t understand the hype, because I couldn’t understand the purpose of the movie. Why was it made? Of course, there was that …
I enjoyed Love and Thunder. It was a fun little experience to have. I’ve got to admit the simple, yet effective slapstick comedy squeezed quite some giggles out of me. The theme of the fourth Thor movie is straight forward: Love. The writing for that is efficient as it is simple: The villain starts from …
The villain of Moon Knight is introduced in the first minute of the series, even before the intro starts. It’s a short and poignant scene full of symbolism. We witness Harrow in a ritual. During his preparation we can see a tattoo of a scale with crocodile heads on his arm. He pours water in …
As I walked out of the theatre of Avengers: Endgame for the fourth time, when I had finally processed what had happened in the last 10 years of storytelling within Marvel, I was left wondering: What’s next? The so-called phase 4 of The Marvel Cinematic Universe started slow due to a pandemic meddling with filming …
Spoiler Warning The following opinion is my first impression, after watching Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness only once. I went into the Multiverse of Madness with great expectations of a fast-paced journey through crazy set pieces along mind-blowing cameos of characters from other films and series, ending in an event with huge implications …
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With «The Batman» the newest iteration of the cult comic hero appeared on the screen. It is realer, grittier, and darker, definitely darker, than the ones that came before. Batman always brings a wide array of intriguing villains with him for the story tellers to choose from. The Batman went with the Riddler and portrayed …