10s Movie Review - Captain Marvel

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Genre: Action/ Adventure
Runtime: 124 minutes
Year: 2019
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Chan, Lee Pace

Description: Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Review: In 2017 there was “Wonder Woman” and we finally got a good movie starring a female superhero. And it was directed by a woman. It was an easy watch without being too feminist. But this was DC. Marvel has been overshadowing DC for years now, but here DC beat them. But Marvel has an answer, in the form of “Captain Marvel”.
We know her as Miss Marvel in the comics, but was promoted to Captain Marvel (which is a man in the comics). Born as Carol Danvers, we see her as a member of an intergalactic taskforce fighting against the Skrulls, a shape-shifting rase who is at war with her people, the Kree. When Carol crashes on Planet Earth in the mid-90s, she has to fight the Skrulls on her own. Carol meets S.H.I.E.L.D.-agent Nick Fury, who she teams up with.
Having Fury in this film is a big win. Played by Samuel L. Jackson in several other Marvel films, he finally gets a more substantial part in one. And I love him in “Captain Marvel”. He also has great chemistry and interaction with Brie Larson, who plays the titular character very well.
The film has a great 90s vibe, and not only due to the setting, clothes and music. Also when you look at the action scenes.
I’m a little late to the party, seeing “Captain Marvel” just now. I expected something completely different, but was pleasantly surprised. I highly enjoyed “Captain Marvel”.

Rating: 4/ 5

Movies to Look Forward to - March 2019

March has a lot in store for us. Some of these movies, are on my must-see list, that I made at the start of 2019. Here is what you should look forward to in March.

March 6th – Captain Marvel
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Starring: Brie Larsson, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson, Mckenna Grace, Lee Pace, Ben Mendelsohn, Annette Bening, Djimon Hounsou, Clark Gregg
Description: Carol Danvers (Brie Larsson) becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

March 7th – On the Basis of Sex
Director: Mimi Leder
Starring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer
Description: The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones), her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.

March 7th – The Mule
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Peña, Taissa Farmiga, Andy Garcia, Laurence Fishburne, Alison Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, Clifton Collins Jr.
Description: A 90-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran (Clitn Eastwood) is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel.

March 14th – Arctic
Director: Joe Penna
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen
Description: A man (Mads Mikkelsen) stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.

March 21st – Us
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Elisbeth Moss, Winston Duke
Description: A mother and father (Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke) take their kids to their beach house, expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited.

March 27th – Dumbo
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Eva Green, Danny DeVito, Alan Arkin
Description: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

March 27th – The Aftermath
Director: James Kent
Starring: Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgård
Description: Post World War II, a British colonel (Jason Clarke) and his wife (Keira Knightley) are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German (Alexander Skarsgård) who previously owned the house.