On the eve of its streaming debut, Netflix and Marvel launch the final trailer for the upcoming show, The Defenders. Marvel loves it when a plan comes together. And come this Friday, their long-term scheme to launch four separate shows – Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist – that culminate in the team-up show titled The Defenders, is […]
Science fiction has long been one of storytellers most effective mediums for making social commentary without making overt political statements. Writer and director David Ayer has made a career out of bringing the gritty dark underworld of both cops and criminals in the inner city to life, with movies like Training Day, End of Watch, and Harsh Times. […]
The multi-year partnership between Marvel and Netflix has been a stunning success, with the two companies pulling off a long reaching plan that has seen the production of multiple television shows. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, have all had varying levels of success and paved the way for a spin-off series The Punisher and most notably, the […]
The partnership between Netflix and Marvel Studios has been a spectacular success. Daredevil set the gritty tone for the corner of the Marvel cinematic universe that is rarely shown on the big screen. It was followed by Jessica Jones which took superhero entertainment in a refreshing new direction, with a female protagonist that is unlike any other hero […]
In times of social turbulence, among other artists, comedians have long been the voice of unreasonable reason and the unlikely arbiters of truth. Whether you are talking about George Carlin or Richard Pryor in the 1970’s or Chris Rock in the late 1990’s, these have been the voices who shed light on the darkness…while making you […]
There is a special synergy when a talented director finds his or her muse in an equally talented performer. Hollywood has a long history of pairings that have gone on to create special films. Martin Scorsese and Robert Deniro, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg…heck, in recent years Scorsese has been […]
Netflix and Marvel Studios are on the verge of creating their first super-team for the small screen and it’s just around the corner. Daredevil, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones, have all left their individual marks and created both overlapping and distinct fanbases. This summer, they will do their best Avengers impersonation and combine their powers as The Defenders. As exciting as […]
The wait is almost over as Marvel and Netflix’s master plan will finally come together in 2017. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, set the stage for the formation of The Defenders. The crime-fighting team is comprised of those three heroes and Iron Fist, the final Defender to be introduced this Spring. If you have been reading PoG for […]
It’s seems that the video game genre can’t catch a break at the movie theaters. Many are doubting that the genre will ever find success after the disappointments of last year. Both Warcraft and Assassin’s Creed shouldered the hopes and dreams of millions of viewers who were largely let down by unsuccessful releases domestically. So, while filmmakers have yet […]
Marvel Studios has reached unprecedented heights with the cinematic universe that they have meticulously pieced together over the past nine years. In 2015, their new partnership with Netflix resulted in some of the best superhero television ever created, with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage. In just two months, the fourth series and final member of the superhero quartet […]
The beauty of the Marvel and Netflix partnership is that we are getting the chance to explore characters and pockets of the MCU, that could never be explored solely at the cinemas. We certainly wouldn’t be getting feature films for Jessica Jones or Luke Cage, so the fact that we get to spend 13 hours […]
The countdown has begun, as we are only a few days away from the formal introduction of the next live-action Marvel hero with Luke Cage. Marvel has established a new tradition that began with Daredevil and Jessica Jones, dropping entire seasons of entertainment featuring characters from the grittier side of their universe. Within the next two years we will […]