Decimated and beaten. With all the dust settled (sorry) from the end of Infinity War, this is how Avengers: Endgame begins for earth’s mightiest heroes. After 21 previous films and 11 years building to this point in the MCU, the expectations for Endgame are undoubtedly huge and theories on how…
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Avengers: Endgame Set to Become the Film of 2019
The big finale to the the cinematic universe Avengers has arrived and, predictably, it has followed in predecessors and become a global smash. While it’s opening weekend numbers are still to be set, some preliminary data can be gleaned. This is what box forecasters Applaudience (the data analysis part of…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
Ten years ago, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was birthed with Iron Man, a supremely confident film which resurrected a career and started a shared universe of unprecedented proportions. Eighteen films later and an impressive number of superheroes introduced on the roster so far, we arrive at Avengers: Infinity War,…
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Punisher (2017) NetFlix Series – Review
The Punisher 2017 series, is the sixth Marvel property to head over to Netflix and stars Jon Bernthal as the title character. It follows Frank Castle, an ex-US Marine, as he tries to evade the sights of a Homeland Security Agent, Dinah Madani, while trying to seek vengeance for the…
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A Quick At ‘Stan Lee’s Lucky Man’ Series 1
The Man of Marvel, Mr Stan Lee partnered with UK TV channel, Sky One to bring another superhero to our small screens. Detective Inspector Harry Clayton (Played by James Nesbitt) is a man down on his luck. He has a gambling addiction which has cost him his wife and child. Of…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
Three years ago, Marvel Studios and James Gunn introduced us to the Guardians of the Galaxy, a superhero team of outcasts and misfits who resembled more of a dysfunctional family than a cohesive unit setting out to save the galaxy. It’s safe to say the world fell in love with…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | LOGAN
Seventeen years and eight films after he first donned the iconic mutton chops and sharpened those adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman is back one last time in his most iconic role of Wolverine in Logan. With the ominous tagline ‘His time has come’ looming over the film, my hopes were that they’d…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
Five months into 2016 and we are already in our fourth comic-book movie of the year. We’ve had the fast-talking Deadpool, the gladiatorial battle of Batman v Superman and an epic showdown between superheroes in Captain America: Civil War but now it’s the turn of the X-Men in X-Men: Apocalypse, a film that doesn’t quite live…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews | CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Back when Captain America: Civil War was announced during a Marvel Studios event in 2014, the anticipation I have had for this entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been rising with every single passing moment. Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, stood on a stage and announced the next Captain America film…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – DEADPOOL
After a glorious marketing campaign, the “Merc with a Mouth” has finally arrived in Deadpool, a film that proves the power fans can have. In the pipeline since 2004, Deadpool was green lit after test footage leaked online during the 2014 Comic-Con. The footage was so well received that the studio had no…
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