In Episode 46 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob hits the cosmos to review Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel and Kurt Russell. But before evaluating writer/director James Gunn’s film, he looks back on previous sequels in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Will the Guardians deliver a strong follow-up to the 2014 smash hit or hit a sophomore slump? One way to find out…
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Crooked Table Podcast: Episode 9 – Reboot Camp
In Episode 9 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob and Freddy gush about the greatness of Daredevil season 1, break down the ups and downs of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and delve into the current wave of reboots, including George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Review: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
By Robert Yaniz Jr.
For the better part of the last decade, Marvel Studios has been hard at work establishing itself as one of the most recognizable and profitable brands in the business, with a combined worldwide gross of nearly $3 billion for its first 10 films. The 2012 release of The Avengers
– which marked the first major team-up of several individual superhero franchises within what has come to be known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – in particular changed the face of moviemaking both within the superhero/comic book genre and beyond. Because of that film’s success, virtually every major studio is looking to launch their own shared universe franchises, from comic book rival DC’s own superhero mega-franchise to the Universal monster-verse and even a Jump Street/Men in Black crossover (yes, really).
So Avengers: Age of Ultron has a lot more riding on it than your typical sequel. The film is not only the follow-up to a game-changing pioneer in the industry, it is also a vital chapter in the continuing saga of the MCU and a testament to Marvel’s continuing relevance and storytelling prowess with its rising competition. With the entire cast back onboard and writer/director Joss Whedon in place, there’s no way the film could fail. Right? Right?