Round 1: Iron Man vs. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Two origin stories, both of which feature Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man is the gold standard to which all other Marvel movies are compared. This film is the origin story of Iron Man and features a game-changing performance by Downey, who was born to play the character of Tony Stark. What works so well about […]

Blockers – 2018

Comedy is the genre that has changed the most over the last hundred years. What used to pass for funny is now tired and what people find funny nowadays would offend the comedic performers from the twenties and thirties. Blockers follows three teenage girls who have made a sex pact on their prom night, but […]

Round 1: X-Men: Days of Future Past vs. Batman Returns

The merging of two different trilogies and the falling off of another series. Days of Future Past represents the potential of all superhero films to blend completely different casts in a truly original way. Thanks to Hugh Jackman, who manages to link both the future and the past segments of the film, this one creates […]

Rampage – 2018

Dwayne Johnson is the biggest name in cinema. He has skyrocketed to superstardom over the past few years and shows no signs of slowing down. His latest exploit is Rampage, based on the classic video game from the 80s and 90s. The film tries to come up with a creative way to make the monsters […]

Round 1: Unbreakable vs. Kick-Ass

Two movies dedicated to honoring comic books, but with two different tones. Unbreakable comes from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan and features some impressive twists and turns. The dynamic between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson is something straight out of comics and the way they play off each other never feels stale. This […]

Round 1: Ant-Man vs. The Dark Knight

Impossibly high expectations for one and impossibly low expectations for the other. Ant-Man is kind of an underdog story. No one was super-stoked at the prospect of Ant-Man, but everyone went in with an open mind. Thanks to a charismatic leading man and stylish direction this film defied expectations and brought a well-grounded hero into […]