“Have fun in Attica, dickhead.”
Very fitting for a 1,000th movie on this app. Fleeting moments, coming-of-age shenanigans and a subtle exploration of finding yourself amidst chaos. Toss in a little problematic age-gap intimacy, handled with grace, and an immaculate run-in with a violent Jon Peters in the depths of the oil crisis.
“There's no gas-o in the goddamn car-o, Steve-o!“
“Laters gators.”
The strongest of Marvel’s Disney+ endeavors so far, Moon Knight is at its best when it delivers a complete breakdown of the Marc Spector/Stephen Grant dichotomy. Their dynamic brings a new perspective to the traditional origin-story protagonist arc, and provides plenty of material for Oscar Isaac to explore in each episode.
Speaking of Isaac - wow. The most committed lead performance out of any MCU project. And that may seem like a poor case of recency bias, but his…
“I’m not a monster.”
The Multiverse of Madness marks the first time that I ever noticed a director’s voice permeate throughout an entire Marvel story, and it is so satisfying to behold. The decision to bring on Sam Raimi for this project was incredibly smart, and his work elevates the material on screen to such an engaging level.
The oddball angles, campy humor, surprising level of violence and gore. It’s all so distinctly Raimi, and the film benefits tremendously because of…
