I went to the movies last night and the best thing I saw was the trailer for the new Superman. There was a trailer for the Fantastic Four film as well, designed in a retro futuristic Jetson-y style that looks like it might have been more fun in someone’s head than on the screen. Also Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic? Jim Carrey, yes. Pedro Pascal? We’ll see. The film  I actually went to see – Thunderbolts — was a bit of a bore. The best thing about it was Florence Pugh as the depressive killer, Yelena. She’s short, a bit stocky, physically no one’s idea of an action heroine. But she creates an appealing and believable character –much of it vocally — and is convincing in motion. I liked Wyatt Russell as a callow second string Captain America also. But the film….It’s getting great reviews but I think I’m getting to that point where watching people wearing koo-koo costumes destroy the world whilst claiming to save it as corrupt politicians pull the strings is….Well we’ve seen it all before, better The best visual bit was when Sentry/Void turned black, like an animated shadow with white eyes, as the death in the city is also visualised with people leaving black marks where they once stood as the city itself turns to black.

José Arroyo