As if you haven’t talked about or heard enough about Avengers: Age of Ultron, here’s an hour long podcast! Spagettit and I once again gather on the floor of his room to discuss the mammoth blockbuster. Topics that were covered: what makes the movie work, what the issues were, what we think of the MCU going forward. I also give Spagettit a crash course in shipping. Enjoy!
If I had to pick a word to describe Avengers: Age of Ultron, it would be epic. The movie is epic in run time (2 1/2 hours), scope (we travel to three countries), characters (all the original Avengers are back plus 4 familiar faces and four new characters) and plot developments. And it’s not hard
Clouds of Sils Maria is not the first film to comment on movies, theater, or the state of the entertainment industry, but I’m hard pressed to think of one that comes as ethereal as this film. There’s a breezy feeling that flows through the film, very much mimicking the cloud formation that winds through the mountain
Furious 7 is such a delightfully ridiculous action movie. I mean, though I have more to say about this movie, that line honestly could comprise the entirety of my review. This movie is such a fun thrill ride, with action scenes that will have you shouting “no way” and screaming “YAS! fuck him/her/them up!” while also providing a fitting send off for one of its beloved stars, Paul Walker.
I must make a confession before we get to far into talking about Cinderella, the wonderful new Disney film directed by Kenneth Branagh. The confession is that I don’t much care about Cinderella. I have never found the tale all that enchanting, Cinderella and Prince Charming are so boring, and it didn’t contain songs at the level of other Disney films. So why then did I thoroughly enjoy this version? Well chalk it up to some wonderful direction, lived in performances, and just a little bit of magic.