I love everything about Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. I grew up reading Marvel comics and still do to this day. I can’t believe I live in a time when some of the most successful and well-made Hollywood movies are super hero movies. Phase One of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe included Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron ManRead more
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A few weeks ago Marvel announced that Paul Rudd had been cast as the lead in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man. I had assumed that Rudd would be playing Hank Pym, the inventor of Pym Particles and the original Ant-Man. However, yesterday Marvel announced that Michael Douglas has been cast as Hank Pym and Paul Rudd willRead more
‘Tis the season for gift exchanges. I have already participated in one gift exchange, I’ve got another tonight and another tomorrow night. White elephant gift exchanges are fun but no one ever really ends up with something they want. More intentional gift exchanges can be more successful unless someone ends up with a homemade ovenRead more
Christmas is now less than two weeks away. Thanksgiving was so late this year that Christmas is sneaking up very quickly. There’s a lot to love about this season: the parties, the food, the presents and the music. However, it’s important to remember that Jesus really should stand at the center of this season. ToRead more
X-Men: Days of Future Past is still over five months away. However, last week Bryan Singer sent out this tweet: It has been confirmed by Vulture that X-Men: Apocalypse will be a direct sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past directed, once again, by Singer. The movie will star the X-Men: First Class cast, focusingRead more
It must have been awesome naming super heroes in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Back then all a writer had to do was to add “Man” onto some sort of animal. Batman, Spider-Man and Ant Man were a little on the nose. So were names like the Scarlet Witch and the Invisible Woman. How longRead more