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Batman and Robin movie serial

Batman and Robin (1949) movie serial starring Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan
Batman and Robin (1949) movie serial starring Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan First off, Batman and Robin is the old movie serial – no relation to Batman & Robin. The basic plot has Gotham in the grip of a massive crime wave. It stretches the police force to their...
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Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin (1997) starring George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman
Batman & Robin – the worst of the Batman movies so far. Literally, a two-hour toy commercial. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger has a good time!
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Captain America serial

Dick Purcell as Captain America
Captain America serial (1944) starring Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill The Captain America serial from 1944 is loosely based on the comic book character. He’s pursuing an evil scientist, in pursuit of a super weapon …
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Batman 1943 serial

Batman 1943 movie serial, starring Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft
Batman 1943 movie serial, starring Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft Review In many ways, Batman is an interesting, but unremarkable, movie serial from the 1940’s. It’s noteworthy for being the very first Batman movie. Batman/Bruce Wayne and Robin/Dick Grayson are government agents, fighting against Japanese saboteurs.
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Suicide Squad [Will Smith]

Suicide Squad (2016) starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie
Suicide Squad (2016) starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie In short, the movie Suicide Squad isn’t completely terrible. That doesn’t make it a good movie by any stretch. The basic plot isn’t bad: The United States federal government feels the need for a group of super-powered soldiers. Think The...
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Ant-Man [Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily]

Ant-Man (2015) starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas
Ant-Man (2015) starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas Ant-Man is a very enjoyable entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Former thief Scott Lang is given a chance at redemption by the original Ant-Man.
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Thor Ragnarok [Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston]

Thor Ragnarok cover
Thor Ragnarok (2017) starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, Kate Blanchett In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor must race against time to stop Ragnarok. The destruction of his world and the end of Asgardian civilization at the hands of the ruthless Hela.
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Iron Man 3 [Robert Downing Jr.]

Robert Downey Jr. as the title character in Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013) starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle Iron Man 3 – Tony Stark has to deal with his own PTSD, terrorist attacks, and the deadly Extremis virus. He’s fighting against a villain he’s actually unaware of — which could cause disaster for his...
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Good intentions wreak havoc when Tony Stark unwittingly creates an A.I. monster. Ultron vows to...
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