Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Marvel"

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Venom ** (2018, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate) – Movie Review

Casting good actors in a Marvel movie might seem like a good idea, but no acting is required in Venom (2018), just the ability to be there, run around, look tragic and, above all, look right. In […]

Oct, 04

Thor: Ragnarok *** (2017, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba) – Movie Review

And so actor/director Taika Waititi delivers the 2017 sequel to Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). Let’s get personal. There is only one really good thing about Thor – and that is Thor, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. Luckily there […]

Oct, 19

X-Men: Apocalypse ***½ (2016, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Lucas Till, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters) – Movie Review

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) is called Apocalypse, as you see, and that gives a big fat meaty appearance for the impressive villain Apocalypse, played by Oscar Isaac under so much makeup and CGI that it could be anybody. Isaac is […]

May, 17

The Punisher *** (1989, Dolph Lundgren, Jeroen Krabbé, Louis Gossett Jr) – Classic Movie Review 3118

Dolph Lundgren stars in one of his best roles as hero-cop Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, who turns underground avenger when his wife and kids are slain by the mobsters he had been pursuing. This […]

Dec, 01

Spider-Man 3 **** (2007, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, J K Simmons, James Cromwell) – Classic Movie Review 1106

The final film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy cost a whopping $258million and was the most expensive film of all time at release but it became the most financially successful film in the series worldwide. […]

Apr, 18

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 *** (2014, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field) – Movie Review

Andrew Garfield returns in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) as Peter Parker, who starts off late for his high-school graduation, with a good excuse about checking up on some stolen plutonium. But he’s just in […]

Apr, 17

Hulk *** (2003, Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott) – Classic Movie Review 309

Ang Lee is the surprise director for this underrated 2003 action sci-fi thriller, based on the Marvel comic book character by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It’s a smart, lovingly crafted film that didn’t get its proper […]

Oct, 22

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