Weekly Non-MCU Review for New Year's Eve

Another week, and more non-MCU news!  This is another week without anything strictly MCU-related, but there’s a little bit from Carrie Fisher’s passing.

Sadly, Carrie Fisher passed away this week following her heart attack last week.

Somewhat fortunately for the franchise, Carrie Fisher had finished her Episode VIII filming already.

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Weekly Not-MCU Review for Christmas Eve Day

Merry Christmas!  There really isn’t a lot of news this week, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is still making bank.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Star Wars news!

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story REVIEW (SPOILERS)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the least Star Wars-like Star Wars movie I think I have ever seen.  The emotional weight and tone share much less in common with Star Wars: A New Hope than they do with Saving Private Ryan.  Rather than exude the kind of hopeful optimism you see in every single Star Wars movie (even the darker ones—Empire Strikes Back and Revenge of the Sith—end with a hopeful note and contain all kinds of hope throughout), Rogue One contains very little in the way of hope and optimism for its own main characters.  In fact, of all the Star Wars movies so far, Rogue One is the movie that most closely fits into the category of a tragedy.

I say this not because Rogue One is a bad movie, but because the above actually makes it—after one viewing—perhaps one of my favorite Star Wars movies.  It is not the best by any stretch of the imagination, but all the non-Star Wars elements make it something of a breath of fresh air for someone as steeped in Star Wars lore as I have been.

Weekly MCU Review for 12/17

Another week, and more MCU news!  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out yesterday, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot became available on Tuesday.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot REVIEW (SPOILERS)

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot feels like something of a proof-of-concept:  Marvel Studios and ABC are interested in finding new and innovative ways to produce and present their content, and Slingshot offers a chance to see whether or not a short series (the runtime is less than a TV episode) fleshing out a side character is a viable option for presenting content.

Personally, I think the “gamble” most definitely paid off.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot EXPECTATIONS

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The six (short) episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot become available on abc.com and the ABC app today!  This is Marvel Studios/Marvel TV’s first foray into the wide world of digital media.  What do we expect from this series?

Weekly MCU Review for 12/10

Another week, and more MCU news!  Easily the biggest news this week is the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, Episode 8, "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" REVIEW (SPOILERS)

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Last night’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. midseason finale was pretty awesome.  It wrapped up all of the important plot points for the first half of the season.  It set up what will happen in the second half (third?) of the season.  It effectively set up a potential Ghost Rider spinoff series/movie.  Oh, and it was also really good in its own right.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4, Episode 8, "The Laws of Inferno Dynamics" EXPECTATIONS

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continues tonight with “The Laws of Inferno Dynamics” (4x08) at 10:00 PM Eastern/Pacific.  What do we expect from tonight's episode?

Weekly MCU Review for 12/3

Another week, and more MCU news!  Not a ton at the moment, but Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back for another week, and we are in December, meaning that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is just around the corner.  Put some ketchup on your eggs, and catch-up on your Marvel news!