Past entries: -Iron Man -The Incredible Hulk -Iron Man 2 -Thor -Captain America: The First Avenger -The Avengers So, it should be clear by now that I really like the MCU. Even the films that aren’t so good, I still retain a fondness for. I recognize they’re bad (e.g. Iron Man 2), but I don’t … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Iron Man 3’
Author: DBreitenbeck
Long-Distance Date Ideas at Catholic Match
My latest Catholic Match post suggests a few different long-distance dating ideas: 4. Video-Game Date If you can’t meet in real life, set up a multiplayer server just for two and meet in the digital world. Like the previous entries, this gives you a chance to share something you enjoy with the person you’re interested in, and … Continue reading Long-Distance Date Ideas at Catholic Match
Thoughts on ‘The Avengers’
Past entries: -Iron Man -The Incredible Hulk -Iron Man 2 -Thor -Captain America: The First Avenger This is the film no one ever thought we were going to get; the one that comic fans dreamed of, but never expected. We’d had lots of superhero films, but they were all self-contained, apart from a few jokes … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Avengers’
Thoughts on ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Past entries: -Iron Man -The Incredible Hulk -Iron Man 2 -Thor Concluding the first round of solo films is Captain America: The First Avenger, which, like Thor, takes another sharp detour in style from its predecessors. In the first place, it’s a period piece, with the main action taking place during World War II, while … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Thoughts on ‘Thor’
Past entries: -Iron Man -The Incredible Hulk -Iron Man 2 After three relatively grounded science fiction stories, Thor takes the MCU in a starkly new direction with world-hopping high-fantasy tale of gods and kings. It’s really kind of amazing that it works as well as it does. We open with a trio of scientists – … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Thor’
Talking About the Abu Dhabi Document at the Everyman
A little late on this, but the documents says that it hopes to be a long-term object of research, so I suppose this is sort of a way of that coming to pass, though I don't think the authors would like my take. In any case, I was asked to give my response to the … Continue reading Talking About the Abu Dhabi Document at the Everyman
Thoughts on ‘Iron Man 2’
Past entries: -Iron Man -The Incredible Hulk So far, the first Iron Man was an all-around excellent superhero film. The Incredible Hulk had a lot of issues, but was still a fairly strong entry. And Iron Man 2? It’s a huge flaming mess. The film picks up about a year after the first Iron Man … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Iron Man 2’
Avenger Allies
Reading the latest plot summary for 'Avengers: Endgame' made me wonder just who some of those allies might be...
Oscar Night and I Don’t Care
Thinking of modern Hollywood, I'm reminded of Screwtape's advice to his nephew: "The way some of you young fiends talk, anyone would think it was our job to teach!" Only, of course, the devils' jobs are to befuddle; Hollywood has the much more wholesome duty of storytelling, which it's largely rejected in arrogant disgust to appoint … Continue reading Oscar Night and I Don’t Care
Thoughts on ‘The Incredible Hulk’
Past entries: -Iron Man Following the excellent Iron Man, we have The Incredible Hulk, which, in retrospect, is a bit of an odd ball in the Marvel Universe (and not just because star Edward Norton ended up being recast when the character returned for The Avengers). It has a darker, heavier tone than most of … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘The Incredible Hulk’
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