When it comes to discussing the best action movies of the 1990s, Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado often gets unfairly overlooked. A loose update of his micro budget debut feature El Mariachi, which the filmmaker shot for just over $7000, Antonio Banderas replaced Carlos Gallardo in the lead role, with Salma Hayek also making her first appearance in a Hollywood feature.
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Long before any sort of justice had ever dawned, Freddy vs. Jason debuted in cinemas to what may be remembered as the first notable crossover between two major film franchises. Since then, we’ve received a couple Alien vs. Predator movies, the second of which performed so poorly that Fox split them back into their own separate entities, and to a much, much lesser extent, Lake Placid vs. Anaconda.
Recommended Videos If you missed the party back in 2003 though, then perhaps you’ve arrived later than expected thanks to Netflix.
Warning: Spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to follow
Recommended Videos There was quite a bit to unpack in the finale for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the final Disney Plus series from Marvel Studios before we dive into Phase Five next year, but not quite in the way that we tend to expect from an MCU property.
Typically, fans of the franchise will skew a new Marvel movie or show for any nuances that may lead into a wider narrative, and while we did get a taste of that with the reveal of Bruce’s son Skaar, Emil getting broken out of prison by Wong, and, of course, the appearance of Daredevil, She-Hulk‘s distinction as the MCU’s take on a low-stakes sitcom meant that it was by-and-large a self-contained story.
If you’re one of the people that’s becoming increasingly concerned by the potential Disneyfication of Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, then you’re not going to like what She-Hulk: Attorney at Law showrunner Jessica Gao has to say.
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In many respects Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continued where The Last Jedi left off, particularly in becoming an online punching bag for a few years. But fans are now ready to give some at least love to the much-criticized finale, and in particular one scene.
Recommended Videos They single out Ben and Han’s supernatural reunion as ‘the best scene in the saga’, arguing that it neatly encapsulates every important theme the movies are trying to communicate: