J-M's History Corner

  Yeah, I can’t immediately think of anything else to post that doesn’t take a lot of time (working on something for Uni at the moment). I’m a BIG fan of Daniel Craig’s James Bond films, and the next installment – his last – No Time to Die is definitely high on my “to watch” list. https://youtu.be/BIhNsAtPbPI   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is my ALL-TIME FAVOURITE film series, and I love Scarlett Johansson’s character Black Widow, so I’m absolutely looking forward to its 24th (yes, 24th) installment – Black Widow .  The fact that it’s got a Winter Soldier vibe only increases my hype! https://youtu.be/ybji16u608U   I’m a BIG fan of disaster movies AND Gerard Butler.  Combine the two again (Butler starred in the excellent 2017 disaster movie  Geostorm ) and give it something of a Deep Impact vibe – Deep Impact being among the best disaster films ever made – and I’m hooked for Greenland ! https://youtu.be/1AyxdYP1SNc   Christopher Nolan ...

Welcome to the 36th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts !  Last fortnight, I reviewed Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010).  This fortnight, I'm reviewing: Thor (2011), rated M for action violence Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), rated M for action violence Those of course are the Australian ratings; in the United States, the ratings are: Thor - PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence Captain America - PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action As usual, I'll give the trailers and a clip each at the end. And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer, just to be safe: WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK. Thor 2011 stands as the only year the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) failed to crack the year's top 10 box office hits (apart from 2010, when they released no films).  While it wasn't a great year for Marvel box office-wise, both the franchise's films of that year are fanta...

I gotta admit, these first two videos are kinda emotional as an invested Marvel Cinematic Universe fan (and Marvel fan in general).  They won’t have the same effect if you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame , which are not only the two finest MCU films, but among the finest films ever made.  (And yes, I’m 100% saying that as a biased fan!) https://youtu.be/p9MnXkWLe5M https://youtu.be/aiRY36TPVo8 As a fan of the DC Extended Universe – especially of Wonder Woman , the best film in the franchise – I really liked this: https://youtu.be/W_9CcHC3VRs And some compilations I found quite fun as a Harry Potter fan: https://youtu.be/vipmgWMhROk https://youtu.be/i0NGWvkloAY Whether or not you’re a fan, I hope you enjoy these! http://www.cepher.net/?af=59