Tag: Avengers: Endgame

DC Comics, Music, Video Games

Joker’s on You! Will ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ Survive Its Own Expansion?

Dominic Mah

Rocksteady Studios maintains ambitious expansion plans for their embattled live-service game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (or SSKTJL, if you’re into the whole brevity thing). The creators of the standard-setting Batman: Arkham Asylum games plan to release at least 12 “seasons” featuring new playable characters, redesigned environs (“Elseworlds”) and alternate Brainiac bosses in the coming months. Recently they unveiled Season 1, featuring that evergreen Batman nemesis, the Joker.

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DC Comics, Reviews, Video Games

NOC Review: ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ is the DC ‘Endgame’ Event We Needed

Dominic Mah

I had this whole preamble written, but here’s the most important thing. It’s tempting to say that Rocksteady Studios’ Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is the best DC Comics movie made to date. I just watched a ten-minute cutscene that occurs about halfway through the campaign, involving Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Squad in a running battle around Metropolis, and I may still be shaken.

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Marvel, Movies, Video Games

How ‘The Marvels’ and Spider-Man Held Me Together: A Quantum-Entangled Timeline

Dominic Mah

Don’t! You tell me to smile!
You stick around I’ll make it worth your while!

The Beastie Boys, “Intergalactic”

The last five years have not even been fooling around.

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HULK REMIND YOU OF GREATEST THINGS MARVEL MOVIES EVER DID!

Dominic Mah

In case the moment is, indeed, slipping away from us*, here are nine Marvel Cinematic Universe achievements that Hulk will enjoy for all time, always: 

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Marvel, Reviews, Streaming

NOC Review: Kneel Before ‘Loki,’ the Best Marvel Studios Series Thus Far!

Mike Manalo

I realize I’ve only seen two episodes, but as of this moment, Loki is absolutely already my favorite of the Marvel Studios shows so far. Don’t get me wrong. WandaVision is incredibly original and ambitious. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Captain America and the Winter Soldier was relevant and politically aware. But after the first two episodes of each, I found myself questioning whether or not I loved the shows as much as the films. Yes it’s great to give us time to explore these characters as more than just B-members of The Avengers, playing second fiddle to the original six. But was it really going to give me the same feelings I got whenever I’d walk out of the cinemas after another rousing $200M budgeted 2-3 hour installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

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Marvel, Streaming

Kevin Feige Knew He Wanted to Bring Loki Back During ‘Endgame’

Laura Sirikul

Marvel President Kevin Feige didn’t know if they were going to expand Loki’s story after the character’s tragic death at the hands of Thanos in Infinity War. It was only until they brought the character back for Endgame that they realized there was a story behind bringing Loki back from the dead.

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For ‘Loki,’ Wednesdays are the New Fridays

Keith Chow

Everybody who set their reminders for the midnight (or 3am on the East Coast) premiere of Loki on June 11 needs to reset those alerts.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies

Hard NOC Life: The Dark Knight Quarantines

Hard NOC Media

Dominic and Keith look at movies that feel different watching post-pandemic — namely, The Dark Knight Rises and Watchmen.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life: Star Wars Endgame

Hard NOC Media

Hard NOC Life is back and all-new for 2020! Dominic and Keith return to wrap up their tour through the galaxy far, far away by sharing their thoughts on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars, Streaming

Hard NOC Life: Is ‘The Mandalorian’ Maclunky?

Hard NOC Media

Dominic and Keith weigh the pros and cons of Disney+ and review The Mandalorian on this week’s Hard NOC Life.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies

Hard NOC Life: So What’d We Miss?

Hard NOC Media

Since Keith is no longer Far From Home, Hard NOC Life is officially back from hiatus! And boy did he miss a lot of news. Fortunately, Dominic fills him in on what happened the last three weeks.

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Hard NOC Life: Once Upon a Racist Hollywood

Hard NOC Media

Before news broke about Shannon Lee’s issues with the way Quentin Tarantino depicts her father in his latest film, Dominic and Keith recorded this episode in which they reexamine the auteur’s less than ideal treatment of race in his films.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel, Movies

Hard NOC Life: A Spectacular Spider-Man Podcast

Hard NOC Media

With Spider-Man: Far From Home in theaters everywhere, Dominic and Keith look at what works — and what doesn’t — about the Spider-Man mythos.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Movies

Hard NOC Life: Do Summer Blockbusters Matter Anymore?

Hard NOC Media

This week, Dominic and Keith break down the midpoint of the 2019 summer movie blockbuster season.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel, Movies

Hard NOC Life: ‘Spider-Man’ Into the Multiverse

Hard NOC Media

This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic Mah returns as guest co-host to join Keith for additional spoilery Endgame thoughts. This time with more Spider-Man: Far From Home!

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel, Movies

Hard NOC Life: We’re in the ‘Endgame’ Now

Hard NOC Media

After it demolished box office records around the globe, we finally talk about Avengers: Endgame! Though the film has been out for more than a week, you should be aware that the discussion will be filled with spoilers throughout.

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ is an Emotional Journey of the Past 10 Years

Laura Sirikul

The epic conclusion to last year’s Avengers: Infinity War is finally here. Everything that you thought was going to happen in Endgame –throw that out. This film is nothing like you expected at all. Which does not mean that it is not good. It is actually really good and will have you going through many different emotions –good and bad.

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Infinity Rain: An Avengers / Prince Mash-Up, Annotated

Dominic Mah

Note: I made this with the intent to commemorate the third anniversary of Prince’s passing on April 21, 2016. Just so happens, Avengers: Endgame premieres this week on April 25 (if you’re reading this blog you probably have heard about that). The premise was to re-contextualize last year’s rather lengthy Avengers: Infinity War, set to all the songs on 1984’s Purple Rain, in the order they appear on that definitive work of pop music. The thinking was, in terms of emotional/dramatic arcs, Purple Rain the album is more coherent and composed than Infinity War (I wouldn’t make the same claim if we were talking about Purple Rain the film, but in this case we aren’t).

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The Avengers Assemble for the ‘Endgame’

Mike Manalo

“We’re in the endgame now.” The ominous words of Doctor Strange rang in everyone’s ears almost  one year ago today. After months of crazy anticipation, and intense speculation by fans, we’re finally going to get closure and see what those words truly mean.

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