CS Soapbox: Who is Starro and what is he doing in The Suicide Squad? Holy smokes! By now most have seen the trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and will likely have a few questions: first, what’s with the d*ck jokes? Second, why is Idris Elba so damn cool in everything he does? Third,… Read More: CS Soapbox: Who is Starro and What’s He Doing in… »
CS Soapbox: What is the WandaVision/The Incredible Hulk Connection? WARNING!!!: This piece contains SPOILERS for WandaVision! Proceed with caution! WandaVision and 2008’s The Incredible Hulk have pretty much the same ending. As the first live-action series to premiere as part of Phase 4 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, WandaVision sets the stage for its central character. Long before the show… Read More: CS Soapbox: What is the WandaVision/The Incredible Hulk Connection? »
CS Soapbox: Things we want from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot Last summer brought the interesting announcement that a CG film reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise was in the works from the all-star team of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe and Brendan O’Brien and while Rogen has offered that the film will… Read More: CS Soapbox: Things We Want From The Teenage Mutant Ninja… »
CS Soapbox: The Novel That Inspired Matrix, Inception & WandaVision In 1969 the famed sci-fi author Philip K. Dick wrote what was arguably his most groundbreaking and influential novel, titled Ubik. Since his death in 1982 the late writer’s work has become a cornerstone of the genre (the phrase “Dickian” is common parlance) and has… Read More: CS Soapbox: The Novel That Inspired Matrix, Inception & WandaVision »
CS Soapbox: Do we really want Chris Evans back as Captain America? It was a dance Steve Rogers has been anticipating for over 80 years—ever since he rain-checked a date with Peggy Carter and she told him, “Don’t you dare be late.” For us, seeing him try some of that life Tony told him to… Read More: CS Soapbox: Do We Really Want Chris Evans Back As… »
CS Soapbox: Why Daredevil in Spider-Man 3 is More Exciting Than Tobey ALOT of hype surrounds the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s follow-up to Spider-Man Far From Home. However, none of that chatter is as exciting as the return of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil. The upcoming film will piggyback off of a massive (mid-credits) cliffhanger that exposed Spider-Man’s secret… Read More: CS Soapbox: Why Daredevil in Spider-Man 3 is More Exciting… »
CS Soapbox: Avengers: Age of Ultron is the Most Important MCU Movie On May 1, 2015 Marvel Studios unleashed Avengers: Age of Ultron, the sequel to their mammoth 2012 blockbuster Marvel’s The Avengers and a culmination of their Phase 2 film slate. Led by returning sextet Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson & Jeremy Renner,… Read More: CS Soapbox: Avengers: Age of Ultron is the Most Important… »
CS Soapbox: Wonder Woman 1984 is Basically Superman II WARNING: Major Spoilers ahead for Wonder Woman 1984! If You do not wish to be spoiled, please watch the movie on HBO Max first! It was a privilege to get to visit the set of Wonder Woman 1984 Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England back in… Read More: CS Soapbox: Wonder Woman 1984 is Basically Superman II »
CS Soapbox: Is The Mandalorian Fan Service Too Much? WARNING!!!: This opinion piece contains SPOILERS for The Mandalorian Episode 16: “The Rescue”! Proceed with caution! Having grown up with the great Star Wars drought that lasted from 1983 until 1997 when the Special Editions came out (followed shortly by the prequels), it was hard to… Read More: CS Soapbox: Is The Mandalorian Fan Service Too Much? »
CS Soapbox: Why World Beyond Doesn’t Deserve the Hate Spoiler Warning for Season 1 of The Walking Dead: World Beyond This year, another spinoff in The Walking Dead Universe was born with a fresh lens centering on a young group of kids growing up in the post-apocalyptic world as they peel back the layers of… Read More: CS Soapbox: Why World Beyond Doesn’t Deserve the Hate »