Synopsis: In So This is Christmas. Wilson Fisk, the Kingpen, is back, and running New York City via the Tracksuit Mafia and various people in power.   The Story Fisk meets with Kate’s mother. Eleanor Bishop...

Synopsis: In Hawkeye – Ronin. After Clint Barton insists they aren’t partners and tells her to go home, Kate  Bishop encounters Yelena Belova Romanoff, and learns how deeply immersed her family is in organized crime. The...

The Story When last we saw Clint Barton (Hawkeye) and Kate Bishop, they were in trouble for trying to research Jack Duquesne and his possible ties to the Track Suit Mafia. Instead of getting the info,...

Synopsis: The third episode of Hawkeye introduces us to the backstory Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox), aka Echo. Maya is close to her father, who is kind and supportive of her, helping her to function as a...

Synopsis: Who would have thought Hawkeye has the best opening credits of any of the MCU/Disney+ series? The animated credits include a rundown of events that unfold in the series, with special focus on Kate Bishop  and...

The following contains mild spoilers for Logan and several others screen productions.  While watching the intensely affecting Logan over the weekend, one thing that kept running through my mind was that physical disability is rarely addressed...

Several years ago, I had developed a course at Rutgers University called “Labor in Popular Culture,” where we would watch a different labor-oriented movie or TV show each class, and delve into the history and issues...

Captain America: Civil War The first trailer for ‘Captain America: Civil War’ was officially released this evening. Is it May 6, 2016 yet? Doctor Strange Marvel Studios announced that production has begun on ‘Doctor Strange,’ starring...

Marvel movies and TV shows are taking over the universe, with lots of photos and videos from film shoots, a new trailer for Jessica Jones, casting news, and interviews. Doctor Strange Filming has begun on Marvel’s...

Lots of casting tidbits, photos, trailers and sneak peaks Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, Jessica Jones, and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 ahead. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Mark Dacascos (‘Hawaii Five-O’) has has been cast in...

Agent Carter Kurtwood Smith (‘Resurrection,’ ‘That ‘70s Show’) will join the cast of ‘Agent Carter’ when it returns in 2016. Smith will play Vernon Masters, a veteran of the War Department with a keen understanding of...

Powers Boothe (‘Sin City,’ ‘Deadwood’) has joined ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ in a recurring role as Gideon Malick, a notorious man whose loyalties remain a mystery. Boothe previously appeared in “Marvel’s The Avengers” as a member of...