The Infinity Saga Ranked
Whichever way you look at it, Avengers: Endgame – which drops this Thursday, people!! – is a milestone for cinema. And what better way to celebrate a milestone than to look back at the journey that brought us there. That’s what we’ve been doing here…
Captain Marvel (2019): THE INFINITY SAGA
Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) must figure out her past as she’s caught in the middle of a galactic war between the Kree and the shapeshifting Skrulls. Captain Marvel is the twenty-first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and for all, it follows the standard MCU template with its…
Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018): THE INFINITY SAGA
This 2018 American superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics, is the sequel to 2015’s ‘Ant-Man’ and the twentieth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton…
Avengers: Infinity War (2018): THE INFINITY SAGA
“Dread it, run from it,” Thanos was always going to arrive. The Russo Brothers say they see him as Genghis Khan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – but truthfully, as a villain, he’s an entirely new breed. In years, even decades, to come, antagonists in…
Black Panther (2018): THE INFINITY SAGA
After the huge success of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel saw an opportunity to bring their lesser known characters to the big screen. One of them being Black Panther. Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, an heir to the throne of Wakanda, a technologically…
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): THE INFINITY SAGA
When Spider-Man: Homecoming was first released, I was somewhat reluctant to view it. We had already lived through Spider-Man being played by Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s trilogy (2002-07), and Andrew Garfield’s two films as the superhero in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and the sequel…
Doctor Strange (2016): THE INFINITY SAGA
“Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain.” became a meme-approved quote from the MCU’s time-wizard during the climatic groundhog day sequence of Scott Derrickson’s 2016 contribution. Defending his title as one of the coolest Avengers – satisfying blue robes and the Eye of Agamotto at the ready…
Ant-Man (2015): THE INFINITY SAGA
Hot off the heels of the gargantuan Avengers: Age of Ultron, Peyton Peele’s finale to ‘Phase 2’ of the MCU, Ant-Man, acts as aspirin for the headache of its predecessor by bringing the sky-falling scale of Ultron down to ground-level. Ant-Man could very well have…
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): THE INFINITY SAGA
I am back with you, friends, to again launch a defence of a much-maligned corner of the MCU – The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The difficult middle children of the MCU (Thor 2, Iron Man 2, Avengers 2 and possibly Guardians 2) are all generally…
Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014): THE INFINITY SAGA
“Gamechanger” is a moniker which could be applied to any number of films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly so in recent years. Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and of course Infinity War all broke new ground for this superhero franchise for very different reasons, encompassing…
Iron Man 3 (2013): THE INFINITY SAGA
Haunted by his experience during the Battle of New York, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) loses himself in building suits so he can protect those he cares about. But when a terrorist known as the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) becomes a threat, Tony must come to…
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): THE INFINITY SAGA
Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man Joe Johnston, responsible for the beloved Jumanji and The Rocketeer, held the reigns for Steve Rogers first MCU appearance. Coming just…
Iron Man 2 (2010): THE INFINITY SAGA
‘’What is and will always be my greatest creation…is you’ Returning to a story after its predecessor is wildly successful is an enormous task. Returning to that same story is also harder when it’s part of a launchpad for what is now one of cinema’s…
