Cinema Civilian

*This review will contain spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War Ten years ago, an idea began which sought to create a massive cinematic universe capable of holding its audience... And now, that journey begins to come to a real head. Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has now spanned an entire decade. While the universe has its weaker films, Marvel has managed to create an intriguing, and self-sustaining storyline throughout all the entries. And now, we can all sit back and watch the sun rise over a grateful Earth as the Avengers, now joined with almost every hero in the MCU, defeat the Mad Titan once and for all, right? Well, as those of you who have seen the film by now, this was definitely NOT what happened. This is one of the first Superhero films I have actually seen where the good guys actually lose. While many expected this, we may not have anticipated the full scale of what would happen at the end of this film. While it i...

*This review will contain spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok I remember seeing the trailer for this for the first time: Thor losing his hammer, and his hair, and ultimately having to fight Hulk. It looked amazing... The film does not disappoint. Here is another great example of a film in a cinematic universe that doesn't rely on the rest of the world. When Thor returns home after the battle with Ultron, he goes to prevent Ragnarok, the prophesied destruction of his home-world. Finding the entity responsible, and promptly defeating him, Thor returns home to find Loki, disguised as Odin, has been running Asgard. Thor exposes Loki, and demands to be taken to his father. After a comedic run-in with Doctor Strange, they find Odin just in time to say their good-byes, as Odin moves to the next life... And the chaos begins... Hela, the godess of Death, arrives to claim her place as queen of Asgard. She seeks to resume the world's history of conquest and destruction. Naturally, ...

*This review contains minor spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 I adored the original Guardians of the Galaxy  a lot. It was funny, exciting, and established this side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This one, however... focused of the characters a whole lot more. Normally, I would summarize the plot of the film here. Seeing as I am writing this opening weekend, and wish to minimize spoilers, here is my summary:  Peter finds out who his dad is.  That's all I can summarize it as. Those of you who have seen the film will know exactly what I mean. Let me start off by saying that, given the lack of family developments in the Marvel story lines, I found this one to be the most emotionally involving film I have seen produced by the studio. This film is all about family, both the good and the bad. We learn a lot more about Nebula's relationship with Gamora, her sister, and Thanos, her father. And I have to say, Karen Gillian (Nebula) and Zoe Saldana pl...

*This post will contain spoilers for Logan. **This post will contain content that may be sensitive for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Seventeen years ago, Hugh Jackman and Sir Patrick Stewart suited up in X-Men, the first of a trilogy of films. These films spawned sequels, prequels, and even a universal reboot. This week, however, the journey officially came to a close... Logan tells the story of Old Man Logan, who is suffering from toxins in his body due to the Atomantium in his body, and follows his journey from Mexico to North Dakota trying to evade a scientist who has cloned and created mutant weapons. The story starts with Logan serving as a limo driver, and it shows the generic situations of driving a limo: the Prom, important personnel, and a Bachelorette party. After defeating a group of thugs who tried to steal his tires, Logan returns home, where we find he is not alone. We meet Caliban, a mutant with the ability to track other mutants, but ...