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REVIEW COLLECTION: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (PHASE THREE, Part 1)

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(Source: Logopedia )  Captain America: Civil War (2016)  Getting into their third phase of movies, Marvel Studios followed their redefining work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier with another deconstructed, genre-bending entry: a third solo outing for the “Star Spangled Man.” To be fair, though, Captain America: Civil War is more of an unofficial Avengers movie, considering the number of Marvel characters that show up throughout. Captain America. Iron Man. Black Widow. Falcon. Scarlet Witch. Vision. War Machine. They’re all here, one way or another. (Spoiler alert: Thor and the Incredible Hulk are the two major characters absent. More on that for another time.)  Recent global events and casualties have led government officials (including General-turned-Secretary of State Ross, played by William Hurt) and world leaders to hold the super-powered individuals in check—via a document known as "The Sokovia Accords"—considering said individuals to be a “danger” unless n...
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REVIEW COLLECTION: DreamWorks Animation Filmography, Part 2 (Second Edition)

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(Source: The Closing Logo Group - Fandom )  [The following was originally posted on June 25, 2025 , and September 19, 2025 . It’s a collection of reviews for DreamWorks Animation titles that were distributed theatrically under Paramount Pictures.]  Over the Hedge  (2006)  For their first feature under a new distribution deal with Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation adapted a little-known comic strip about a group of forest animals who wake up from hibernation, only to discover a suburban neighborhood behind a giant, long green hedge where the rest of their forest used to be. Meanwhile, a scheming raccoon coaxes the natural critters into pilfering food and other supplies in one week to pay back an angry, hoarding bear he stole from.  Directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick,  Over the Hedge  is one of the studio’s most underrated movies. Besides being charming, entertaining, and (like  Madagascar ) very audience-friendly, the film is a cl...
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REVIEW: “Coyote vs. Acme” (2026)

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(Source: IMDb )  Back in 2023, Warner Bros. made controversial headlines when they announced that three of their current and complete (or nearly completed) films would be shelved as tax write-offs. Two of them were a live-action take on Batgirl and an animated Scooby-Doo , respectively. The third was a live-action/animated Looney Tunes comedy based on a New York Times article, centered on the ever-popular Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation for the numerous faulty products he’s bought in his endless pursuit of the equally famous Road Runner. Ironically, Coyote vs. Acme tested really well with audiences. So imagine everyone’s shock—including the cast and crew—when the studio that was partly built on these iconic characters decided at the last minute to not release it.  Enter Ketchup Entertainment, who bought the film rights to another feature-length Looney Tunes comedy—the Daffy Duck-/Porky Pig-starring The Day the Earth Blew Up —which released in early 2025. The hand-d...
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