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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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 has built up the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be one hell of a beast and with Avengers: Age of Ultron, they…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Guardians of the Galaxy is easily the biggest gamble Marvel Studios have ever taken. A venture into the unknown and a plan to introduce a whole new galaxy of characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is something that could have backfired. Audiences are familiar with MCU characters such as Iron…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is well underway. With Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World proving that Marvel Studios is growing stronger and stronger, next in line is Captain America: The Winter Soldier. If I am being honest, Captain America has never really interested me…
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Barton’s Movie Reviews – JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is the fifth film to feature the popular Tom Clancy character, CIA agent Jack Ryan. Four films and three actors later, it was inevitable that we were going to see a reboot for this character. It was, after all, twelve years ago that we last saw Jack…
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