60 Second Film Reviews #11

Quick movie reviews, without the waffle. 60 Second Film Reviews is a regular feature where I compile together brief reviews of recent films I've watched at home or at the movies - and generally couldn't be arsed didn't find time to write a proper review for. 

This month, we have We're the Millers, Kick-Ass 2 and Don Jon. 

Film Review: Her

Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with his new operating system. But it is voiced by Scarlett Johansson, so who wouldn't? Here's my review of Spike Jonze's Her.

Rank the Films: Marvel Cinematic Universe

As any regular reader of feeling fuzzier will know, lists are pretty darn nifty. We have a profound appreciation for straight-up lists. This is the thinking behind Rank the Films, a regular feature that pulls apart the pros and cons of a series of films, ranking them in order of good to bad. 

With Iron Man 3 hitting screens soon, in this instalment we take a look at all of those that have come before it; that is, every film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to date (from Iron Man [2008] to The Avengers [2012] and we rate them worst to best. Give it a read and let me know what you think! 

Marvel Month: Superhero Sell-Outs

We've all heard of product placement in films, but this is just ridiculous. These images of Marvel superheroes emblazoned with sponsors have been doing the rounds on my Facebook News Feed so I took the time to bring them to you as a part of Marvel Month.

Brought to fruition by one extremely talented individual on Behance.net, these brilliant designs see capitalism and comic books converge on one another like never before. What if Coca-Cola started sponsoring Captain America or Iron Man started flogging Macca's? If you've ever pondered the answers to these questions then look no further.

Marvel Month: What To Expect In Marvel Phase 2

Iron Man 3

For a few years now, Marvel have been playing the long game. Slowly putting all the pieces of their intricate puzzle together, one could be forgiven for thinking that last year's Avengers film was the zenith of years of planning and build-up. In actual fact, The Avengers was just the tip of the iceberg, the first phase of something that is bigger and bolder...

Film Review: The Avengers

Marvel's plan to unite four separate super-hero franchises into one gigantic movie has been an ambitious and risky undertaking, and it could have very easily turned out to have been a whopping big mistake. Thankfully, it most certainty hasn't been a whopper; The Avengers is a fantastic film that does a great job of balancing it's extensive ensemble cast and also raising the bar for future super-hero films. Justice League who?