Barton’s Movie Reviews | AVENGERS: ENDGAME
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...
Barton’s Movie Reviews | CAPTAIN MARVEL
With the 21st feature film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios have their first female-led superhero film in Captain Marvel. This is something that should be celebrated but we...
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...
Barton’s Movie Reviews | GHOST IN THE SHELL
Marred by whitewashing controversy ever since Scarlett Johansson was cast in the lead role, Rupert Sanders' adaptation of the Japanese manga, Ghost in the Shell, has been released and has a...
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...
Barton’s Movie Reviews | THE JUNGLE BOOK
Making a live-action version of a beloved Disney classic must be a daunting task for a director. Thankfully it's a task that director Jon Favreau flourishes in with his take...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – HAIL, CAESAR!
No other filmmakers out there today have a more diverse filmography than the Coen brothers. For over thirty years now, the Coen brothers have been bringing us films that span...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
It's been seven years now since Nick Fury appeared after the end credits of Iron Man to discuss the Avengers Initiative with Tony Stark. Seven years and ten films later, Marvel Studios...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – LUCY
I have sat through the trailer on a number of recent visits to the cinema and I have heard the news that Lucy opened in the US to impressive numbers, beating Hercules to the...
Barton’s Movie Reviews – CHEF
WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN GOOD DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT GO AND SEE CHEF ON AN EMPTY STOMACH! Jon Favreau is easily one of the most likeable guys working in Hollywood...