Marvel Cinematic Universe 25: Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings

MCU 25: Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


One of the better recent Marvel movie additions, the story and characters both have depth while still including a lot of action and some excellent special effects. The best friend/sidekick can be a little aggravating at times, but she also has an odd balancing effect with a touch of comic relief to all of the rest of the insanity going on in the story. Add in the tie in to Doctor Strange, and can't help but wonder when we'll next see at least one, if not both, of these stars back on the Marvel roster.

Marvel Cinematic Universe 24: Black Widow

MCU 24: Black Widow (2021)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


By far this is probably one of the worst Marvel movies completed to date. It had all the action, sure, and a lot of potential with Natasha's backstory, however, it seems like it was just jammed with as much action as possible and who cared if the filming actually met production standards. When actors are suddenly in entirely different locations from one clip to the next without supposedly moving in the camera span and/or the laws of gravity seem to be defied without use of any special tech or abilities, it leaves some questions as to how everything was signed off on at the end of the deal. It does seem like there is a lot of potential between Natasha and her sister, but it seems we won't see more of that given the end scenes [spoiler] jump to after her death.