REVIEW: Captain Marvel doesn’t crash, but it fails to soar By Matthew Martin| March 8, 2019 Movie Reviews Captain Marvel is not a bad movie. It's a badly made version of a good movie. Full review inside... REVIEW: Captain Marvel doesn’t crash, but it fails to soar By Matthew Martin| March 8, 2019 Movie Reviews Captain Marvel is not a bad movie. It's a badly made version of a good movie. Full review inside...
REVIEW: Aquaman is a shockingly great time By Matthew Martin| December 16, 2018 Movie Reviews Full of big, colorful set pieces, a fun story, and balls-to-the wall action, Aquaman is everything you'd expect it to be, except it's also really really good. Our full (spoilerish) review inside REVIEW: Aquaman is a shockingly great time By Matthew Martin| December 16, 2018 Movie Reviews Full of big, colorful set pieces, a fun story, and balls-to-the wall action, Aquaman is everything you'd expect it to be, except it's also really really good. Our full (spoilerish) review inside
REVIEW: Spider-Man – Into the Spiderverse is…spectacular By Matthew Martin| December 16, 2018 Movie Reviews, Movies Combining a great story, well told with excellent voice acting and stunning animations, Into the Spiderverse does everything right as a Spider-Man movie, making it one of the very best to feature the superhero. REVIEW: Spider-Man – Into the Spiderverse is…spectacular By Matthew Martin| December 16, 2018 Movie Reviews, Movies Combining a great story, well told with excellent voice acting and stunning animations, Into the Spiderverse does everything right as a Spider-Man movie, making it one of the very best to feature the superhero.
REVIEW: Venom is not what Sony needs it to be By Matthew Martin| October 5, 2018 Movie Reviews Venom is Sony's attempt to have a "Spider-Man" franchise without Spider-Man. They need this movie to be a hit big enough to justify more installments. Is is going to be? Not unless Marvel fans are willing to accept sub-mediocre films again... REVIEW: Venom is not what Sony needs it to be By Matthew Martin| October 5, 2018 Movie Reviews Venom is Sony's attempt to have a "Spider-Man" franchise without Spider-Man. They need this movie to be a hit big enough to justify more installments. Is is going to be? Not unless Marvel fans are willing to accept sub-mediocre films again...
REVIEW: TeenTitans GO! to the Movies is best DC film since the last animated one… By Matthew Martin| July 29, 2018 Movie Reviews Loud and brash just like the source material, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is exactly what its fans want it to be. It's exactly what Warner Bros. and DC need as well: A superhero movie that puts a smile on your face... REVIEW: TeenTitans GO! to the Movies is best DC film since the last animated one… By Matthew Martin| July 29, 2018 Movie Reviews Loud and brash just like the source material, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is exactly what its fans want it to be. It's exactly what Warner Bros. and DC need as well: A superhero movie that puts a smile on your face...
I was wrong about the DCEU By Matthew Martin| July 13, 2018 Movie Blogs I was an apologist for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Those days are behind me. This is my confession. I was wrong about the DCEU By Matthew Martin| July 13, 2018 Movie Blogs I was an apologist for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. Those days are behind me. This is my confession.
Infinity War and the philosophy of trading lives By Matthew Martin| July 11, 2018 Movie Blogs There is a powerful, philosophical center buried under the action and drama of Avengers: Infinity War. Let's talk about Captain America's mantra "we don't trade lives" and how it drove the story of the biggest movie of the year... Infinity War and the philosophy of trading lives By Matthew Martin| July 11, 2018 Movie Blogs There is a powerful, philosophical center buried under the action and drama of Avengers: Infinity War. Let's talk about Captain America's mantra "we don't trade lives" and how it drove the story of the biggest movie of the year...
REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp is the best grandma ever By Matthew Martin| July 6, 2018 Movie Reviews It wasn't epic. The fate of the world was not at stake. It was light mayo but it was great for what it was. It was fun. It was funny. It was exactly what we needed after Infinity War. Read our slightly-spoilery review... REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp is the best grandma ever By Matthew Martin| July 6, 2018 Movie Reviews It wasn't epic. The fate of the world was not at stake. It was light mayo but it was great for what it was. It was fun. It was funny. It was exactly what we needed after Infinity War. Read our slightly-spoilery review...
Batman (Mask of the Phantasm) is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| June 20, 2018 Movie Blogs This year, Cult of Whatever is looking back on some of the great movies of 1993. It’s been twenty-five years since these films first captivated audiences. Some of them were blockbuster hits, while others needed a few years on home video to find their... Batman (Mask of the Phantasm) is still awesome, twenty-five years later… By Matthew Martin| June 20, 2018 Movie Blogs This year, Cult of Whatever is looking back on some of the great movies of 1993. It’s been twenty-five years since these films first captivated audiences. Some of them were blockbuster hits, while oth...
REVIEW: Deadpool 2 does it again By Matthew Martin| May 18, 2018 Movie Reviews Did you like the first Deadpool? Was it your thing? If so then prepare for more fourth wall breaking, more meta jokes, more mockery, more wit, more charm, more emotion, more everything. It's great, really it's really amazing how they pulled it off. Full review... REVIEW: Deadpool 2 does it again By Matthew Martin| May 18, 2018 Movie Reviews Did you like the first Deadpool? Was it your thing? If so then prepare for more fourth wall breaking, more meta jokes, more mockery, more wit, more charm, more emotion, more everything. It's great, really it's really amazing how they pulled it off. Full review...
Avengers: Infinity War SPOILER-FILLED thoughts and reflections By Matthew Martin| April 27, 2018 Movie Blogs If you've seen it, come in and let's discuss it! Avengers: Infinity War SPOILER-FILLED thoughts and reflections By Matthew Martin| April 27, 2018 Movie Blogs If you've seen it, come in and let's discuss it!
REVIEW: Avengers Infinity War (NO SPOILERS) By Matthew Martin| April 27, 2018 Movie Reviews There are no words. Infinity War offers a thrilling, shocking, fun and triumphant payoff to a story we've been waiting years to see. Read our spoiler free (at first) and spoilerific (at the end) thoughts... REVIEW: Avengers Infinity War (NO SPOILERS) By Matthew Martin| April 27, 2018 Movie Reviews There are no words. Infinity War offers a thrilling, shocking, fun and triumphant payoff to a story we've been waiting years to see. Read our spoiler free (at first) and spoilerific (at the end) thoughts...
Remembering Superman: The Movie, forty-years later… By Matthew Martin| April 20, 2018 Movie Blogs Before comic book movies reach a new level of "big" with Infinity War, let's look back on the one that started them all. Forty years after he debuted on the comic-page, Superman wowed us on the big screen. He's still wowing us today, forty years later... Remembering Superman: The Movie, forty-years later… By Matthew Martin| April 20, 2018 Movie Blogs Before comic book movies reach a new level of "big" with Infinity War, let's look back on the one that started them all. Forty years after he debuted on the comic-page, Superman wowed us on the big screen. He's still wowing us today, forty years later...
The history of the MCU, film by film! By Matthew Martin| April 11, 2018 Movie Blogs Get set for the biggest movie of the past decade, by going back over all the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! The history of the MCU, film by film! By Matthew Martin| April 11, 2018 Movie Blogs Get set for the biggest movie of the past decade, by going back over all the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
REVIEW: Black Panther is a vivid and fresh take on the superhero formula By Matthew Martin| February 16, 2018 Movie Reviews Black Panther is a Marvel movie with a style all its own. Offering a deep and layered story, powerful characters and a vivid, fully-realized world. It's a must-see movie. Read why... REVIEW: Black Panther is a vivid and fresh take on the superhero formula By Matthew Martin| February 16, 2018 Movie Reviews Black Panther is a Marvel movie with a style all its own. Offering a deep and layered story, powerful characters and a vivid, fully-realized world. It's a must-see movie. Read why...
The DCEU: What happened and what’s next? By Matthew Martin| January 16, 2018 Movie Blogs Justice League has grossly disappointed. The DCEU has struggled to challenge Marvel. What happened? What can Warner Bros. do to fix things? The DCEU: What happened and what’s next? By Matthew Martin| January 16, 2018 Movie Blogs Justice League has grossly disappointed. The DCEU has struggled to challenge Marvel. What happened? What can Warner Bros. do to fix things?
Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE is exactly what you expect By Matthew Martin| November 17, 2017 Movie Reviews The DCEU's big team-up film, JUSTICE LEAGUE, is finally here and it is exactly as flawed, divisive and occasionally fun as you were expecting. Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE is exactly what you expect By Matthew Martin| November 17, 2017 Movie Reviews The DCEU's big team-up film, JUSTICE LEAGUE, is finally here and it is exactly as flawed, divisive and occasionally fun as you were expecting.
Spoiler Free Review: THOR RAGNAROK By Matthew Martin| November 3, 2017 Movie Reviews Thor's third movie is here, and this time the character's done right. Enter as we discuss how a little-known indie director saved Marvel's struggling sub-franchise. Spoiler Free Review: THOR RAGNAROK By Matthew Martin| November 3, 2017 Movie Reviews Thor's third movie is here, and this time the character's done right. Enter as we discuss how a little-known indie director saved Marvel's struggling sub-franchise.
Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING is the definitive take on the character By Matthew Martin| July 7, 2017 Movie Reviews After five movies of varying success, Spider-Man returns to cinemas, this time under the banner of the MCU. The result: Spidey has never been more perfectly realized. Review: SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING is the definitive take on the character By Matthew Martin| July 7, 2017 Movie Reviews After five movies of varying success, Spider-Man returns to cinemas, this time under the banner of the MCU. The result: Spidey has never been more perfectly realized.
WONDER WOMAN is the DCEU’s best film yet; here’s ten reasons why By Matthew Martin| June 4, 2017 Movie Reviews DC needs a critical and fan favorite film to steady their feet in advance of this Fall's Justice League premier. Does Wonder Woman pull it off? We have the review... WONDER WOMAN is the DCEU’s best film yet; here’s ten reasons why By Matthew Martin| June 4, 2017 Movie Reviews DC needs a critical and fan favorite film to steady their feet in advance of this Fall's Justice League premier. Does Wonder Woman pull it off? We have the review...
