Avengers: Endgame – 2019

Originality: Over 20 films in the making, this film concluded the arc of some of Marvel’s greatest heroes and it did it by combining fan service and truly inspired story-telling. No superhero film is truly original since every story is based on one comic arc or another, but this film does such a great job […]

Deadpool 2 – 2018

There is something truly vulgar about Ryan Reynolds’ portrayal of Deadpool. The actor has a massively good time playing the character and he brings life to one of the most well-known and well-liked heroes of all-time. Deadpool 2 picks up where the first one left off with Deadpool gaining noteriety as a contract killer. He […]

Avengers: Infinity War – 2018

Okay, this one is going to be a tough one to judge. This film is basically the first half of a really long movie and saying definitively what I think about it is impossible, since next year it could all change. Infinity War follows the fractured Avengers as they reassemble to address the threat of […]

Final Round: Iron Man vs. The Dark Knight

Iron Man vs. The Dark Knight This is literally the battle of the billionaires. There is no doubt that Tony Stark is the more charismatic of the two, but Bruce Wayne is more of a tragic figure whose motivations are much more self-sacrificial. At the end of the day, without any suits, Bruce Wayne would […]

Round 4

Iron vs. Captain America: The Winter Soldier As with all fights between Iron Man and Captain America, I tend to lean toward one side over the other, so ignoring my own bias, I still think that the superior movie is… Iron Man The Dark Knight vs. Spider-Man Batman has never been finer than in this […]

Round 3

Wonder Woman vs. Iron Man Deciding on this one really came down to one idea: casting. Gal Gadot is a great actress and the way she plays the role seems very natural, but there is no casting more perfect than Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. I rest my case. Tough call, but I choose… […]