Iron Man Three: Movie Review

Excellent, entertaining, playful and magnificent, this is a fantastic movie that builds on its successful predecessors while bringing in some fresh ideas. The film develops a few key, interconnected themes from the earlier movies, ranging from the dangers of weaponising science, to exploring the essence of the superhero. Is Tony Stark Iron Man, or is it the otherway round? And …

2013: Top 10 SF and Fantasy Movies

Our experience of movie-going has transformed utterly in the last few years, with CGI, motion capture and (half-decent) 3D offering a series of fully realised worlds. 2012 was an incredible year for speculative adventure movies with The Avengers (a major triumph), Dark Knight Rises (certainly dark), Snow White and the Huntsman (some fabulous effects), The Hobbit (first of three – I …

Iron Man 3: Trailer

Coming next April, 2013, here’s a taster . I hope it reaches the heights of the first one, and the Avengers movie. Iron Man 2 had some fantastic technology, but there were too many guns for my taste (trailer and other information the official site here).

Avengers Assemble Trailer

At the time of writing The Avengers Assemble is the top grossing superhero movie ever (although let’s see what Batman Rises will do!) and number three in the all time, all movie rankings (1.4 billion USD). The trailer is nothing like as good as the movie but it gives a decent flavour of the action to come. I love science …