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Reviews and Opinions
After watching The Penguin finale, it’s clear that the series lives up to its hype. I spent half a day just trying to process everything that happened—there’s so much to unpack. It’s one of those shows where you could almost do a review for every episode, but that would be overkill. Instead, I’ve decided to round up my thoughts in one review, capturing the essence of the season as a whole. ...
Batman has always been my favorite superhero, one of my all-time favorite literary characters, in fact. But I have some opinions that aren’t exactly mainstream in the Batman fan community. For instance, while many consider The Dark Knight to be the best Batman film, I lean toward Matt Reeves’ The Batman as the truest comic-to-screen adaptation. It’s darker, grittier, and captures a rawness in Batman that resonates deeply with me. ...
No more Iron Man, no Captain America, and Thanos defeated for good. Marvel and Kevin Feige took almost 10 years to meticulously (and rather miraculously) construct what is today one of the biggest movie franchises- The Marvel Cinematic Universe. The entire story arc (The Infinity Saga), which concluded with Avengers: End Game (actually, the last film in this arc was Spiderman: Far From Home), established many superheroes, none bigger than Iron Man and Captain America. Now, with both of them written off the future storylines, a new era for MCU has begun. ...
The Batman (2022) directed by Matt Reeves is what I have been looking for ever since I fell in love with Batman comics. Simply put, this is the closest any film has come to the actual comics and takes the legacy forward. ...
A fantastic film that is funny, quirky, and most of all, grounded. The creative sensibilities of Director Basil Joseph are top notch and I am really proud that we have finally made a worthy film in this genre. The film is well written and characters are fleshed out in a manner that compels you to feel for them. ...