The Strong Female Character in 2019 Carmen Paddock July 26, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion “She’s not alone.” With this line, almost every female superhero that Marvel has in their roster was unleashed against Thanos and his cronies, kicking off the last act of Avengers: Endgame’s closing...
The Cats Trailer and the Movies’ Favourite Moggies Alex Goldstein July 18, 2019 Features, One Off, Opinion Was the Flerken a tentacle too far? Perhaps it was Pet Sematary’s Church on the red carpet that pushed everything over the edge. Whatever it was, just when we were all feline a bit overwhelmed, along came...
What’s Next for Marvel’s Women After Black Widow’s Endgame? Alex Goldstein May 1, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion Poor Black Widow. Introduced as a skin-tight catsuit, deemed a "monster" for her infertility, and finally sacrificed in favour of a grief-stricken revenge murderer who happens to be a dad. She doesn’t even...
Unicorn Store – Review Rachel Brook April 10, 2019 Reviews Brie Larson’s Unicorn Store seems to take place in a neighbouring universe to that of Boots Riley’s celebrated Sorry to Bother You. Though it has less of an anarchic agenda, Unicorn Store combines surreal...
The Evolution of Marvel’s Women James Andrews March 6, 2019 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Wrack your brains for somewhere the DC Extended Universe has beaten its rival, Marvel, and you will probably land on Wonder Woman. As well as reintroducing female-led superhero movies after Elektra in 2005, it...
Captain Marvel – Review Stephanie Watts March 5, 2019 Reviews Captain Marvel is an origin story that’s been a long time coming: the first Marvel female superhero to get her own movie, since the franchise kicked off 11 years ago with Iron Man. This feels like a...
Is Captain Marvel Here to Save Women in Film? Alex Goldstein March 5, 2019 Features, One Off, Opinion It’s a big ask, being brought back from the past to save half the universe from a Mad Titan. As if that wasn't enough, the woman behind Captain Marvel is flexing her own muscles to drive change for women...
Infinity War Spoiler Reaction: What Next for the MCU? Phil W. Bayles April 26, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off After 18 films of build up over a decade, and years of anticipation, Avengers: Infinity War has finally arrived - you can read our Bertie's excellent review right here. Thanos still demands our silence, but...
Your Week In Film: Superheroes, Supersleuths and Stars Stephen O'Nion November 24, 2017 News 1. It’s that time of year, folks... Welcome to another edition of Gambit-chat. The all-too-regular column where we recap all the latest news about Gambit, a film that is definitely happening and definitely...
Your Week In Film: Zellweger, Mendelsohn, Hardy and more! Stephen O'Nion October 27, 2017 News 1. First photo from Venom bodes well for lens flare fans We finally have a photo from Tom Hardy’s upcoming inhabitation of the infamous Marvel villain, Venom. Of course, it’s just a candid photo from the...
Your Week In Film: Marvel, Mattel, More Harrison Ford Films! Stephen O'Nion July 28, 2017 News 1. Captain Marvel is heading to the 90s, not to Infinity War The most recent edition of the San Diego Comic-Con revealed some gems. Not only did we get ourselves a whole hunk’a trailers, we also received...