Marvel Cinematic Universe Marathon - Movie #4
Introducing the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor revolves around the titular character as he is about to crowned King of Asgard by his father Odin, only for his coronation to get ruined by the Frost Giants. When Thor risks starting a war between the Frost Giants and the Asgardians, Odin banishes him to Earth, where he is stripped of his powers and his hammer Mjolnir and reduced to being a…
Marvel Cinematic Universe Marathon - Movie #3
Set six months after the first Iron Man film, Iron Man 2 sees Tony Stark revel in his status as a celebrity after revealing himself as Iron Man, but ends up facing personal issues along the way, such as the palladium poisoning that is slowly killing him, his rival Justin Hammer and Ivan Vanko, who seeks revenge against the Stark family for tarnishing his father's legacy, all while being monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D., who…
Movie 16# of my Summer Watchlist
This is the first time I watched an Akira Kurosawa film. Seven Samurai is Master Kursawa's masterpiece and one of the most influential movies of all time. The story is set in the late 16th century Japan, where a samurai answers a poor village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The samurai then gathers six more for the mission, and together they teach the villagers how to defend themselves and prepare…
March Around The Globe 2020 - Movie #5
"God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them."
The next film in the March Around the Globe challenge will be a film from Brazil. Just before I saw it, I heard about City of God before and the praise it got from critics. It had been on my watchlist for a long time. Very unpredicatable and truly engaging, City of God…
