The Warped Shelf – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel’s first foray into martial arts and eastern fantasy is raking in the cash, but how do we feel about it? Episode #92
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The Warped Shelf – Loki
We’re three for three with the Disney+ MCU shows. How does Loki compare to the previous two series and what ripples does it cause for the universe as a whole? Episode #84
Read moreThe Warped Shelf – WandaVision
Fresh out of the gate, hours from the finale’s release, we talk about the much regarded miniseries and what works, doesn’t work, and what it brings to the whole of the MCU. Episode #64
Read moreThe Warped Shelf Podcast: Repressed Opinions
“On the first episode of The Warped Shelf, we play catch-up and speak about all the things we’ve missed since our original podcast went on hiatus.
Real Books Don’t Have Batman fans, this is for you.”
Read moreCountdown to Avengers Endgame: Captain America: Civil War
Despite the massive roster of characters appearing in this film it is still ultimately Captain America’s story. Using the frame work of The Sokovia Accords and his relationship with Bucky/The Winter Soldier, Cap finds himself having to choose between doing what’s right and what’s legal as well as protecting a friend, even if the person he is protecting them from is also a friend. In typical Cap fashion he of course refuses the path of least resistance. […]
Read moreCountdown to Avengers Endgame: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Here’s the thing though about middle chapters, and Avengers: Age of Ultron should absolutely be thought of as the middle chapter, it’s hard to properly judge it until you have seen where it was going. […]
Read moreCountdown to Avengers Endgame: The Incredible Hulk
For as long as people have been ranking Marvel movies there have been two constants. Thor: The Dark World and The Incredible Hulk can be counted to round out the bottom of that list. Often viewed as Marvel’s black sheep of the MCU, is this earned or is The Incredible Hulk simply a victim of Marvel’s only re-casting of a lead actor and a weird web of distribution rights?
Read moreCountdown to Avengers Endgame: Iron Man
We’re in the Endgame now. Just 20 days to go before Marvel Studios unleashes the biggest theatrical event in a generation (if not ever), capping off a story that is 11 years and 21 films in the making. There’s no denying that what Marvel has done here is unprecedented. As we approach the big day lets take a look back […]
Read moreCaptain Marvel – Review
Let’s get something out of the way. I really like Carol Danvers as a character. Growing up, my anchor to the Marvel comics universe as a whole was mostly X-Men, and her involvement with that branch of the mythos is what introduced me to her. Like a lot of people, I had little-to-no interest in Mar-Vell, but Carol always had […]
Read moreReview: Avengers: Infinity War – 10 years snapped by
Regardless of how you feel about the Marvel movies as a whole, Avengers: Infinity War is the definition of a cinematic event. Not just for the sheer spectacle or massive cast, though it has both of those to spare, Infinity War is a film that has done something no other film has done before. It is the culmination of 18 films and the world those films have built. Does it (can it?) live up to the hype?
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