In Black Panther Chadwick Boseman walks with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Not only because he plays a king (uneasy lies the head that wears a crown), but also because he bears the brunt of the audience’s expectations. Ryan Coogler’s new film, the latest instalment in the Marvel franchise, is the first […]
Things that go boom: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015)
In the closing credits of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon’s sequel to his 2012 blockbuster The Avengers, the camera swoops over majestic statues of the titular heroes, wielding hammers and shields and fists, and striking poses worthy of Greek gods. The statues are all part of a great marble edifice that evokes the scale […]
Spider-Man is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hooray?
It’s official: Spider-Man will be appearing in Marvel’s movie universe. The glad tidings, trumpeted yesterday across my Facebook and Twitter feeds, reminded me of this tweet: At last, Sony Pictures and Marvel have struck a deal that will allow everyone’s favourite web-slinger to come in from the cold. Spider-Man will appear in a Marvel film […]