Joss Whedon’s Marvel team-up has been the most anticipated film on We Love Movies horizon since it was announced, Whedon geeks that we are. The man’s track record of dealing with ensemble casts, his love of superheroes (go see Dr Horrible’s Sing-along Blog now!) and his unsurpassed ability to bring the funny made him the [...]
The Avengers is out now in UK cinemas! So why are you reading this blog? Captain America is the final pre Avengers movie in the series, after the thunderously good experience I had with Thor I felt as though Cap was going to be a sure thing. Director Joe Johnson was a good choice, whilst [...]
OK. Deep breath. If you’ve read virtually anything on this blog, the fact that we’re all huge Joss Whedon fans here will come as no surprise to you. I’m also going to go out on a limb and suggest that –film fan you obviously are – you’ve already seen the latest trailer for THE tentpole release of the [...]
Marvel’s Captain America is released on DVD this week and, as the last of the pre-Avengers flicks, it seems like a good time to line them all up and see how it stands alongside its teammates solo efforts. Certainly – on paper – it looks good; director Joe Johnston previously oversaw the period adventure The Rocketeer and star Chris [...]
Once it was announced that Kenneth Branagh would not be returning to direct Thor 2 we were both rather sad. Branagh made a credible origins movie that in lesser hands could of been ridiculous. He brought his years of Shakespearian understanding and translated that to a superhero movie, and a fine job he did. Naturally this is [...]
