[Note from Steve: As many readers know, I post a list of the week’s blog articles on both Facebook and Twitter. This is an addendum because, like millions of others, I saw the movie in question this weekend. Although it was the second weekend, the theater was still packed. Was the movie worth all the hype? Read on.]

Captain Marvel. Anna Erden and Ryan Flack, dirs. Loud, spectacular, and long, but I would have fallen asleep if it weren’t for the deafening soundtrack. Many moviegoers have here more of what they want I guess—loud, spectacular, long action without much substance, i.e. pure escapism—but there’s some good acting from Brie Larson (Carol AKA Captain Marvel) and Samuel L. Jackson (Fury). Larson perhaps overacts and gets carried away in her role as an amnesiac Paula-in-peril, but Jackson is in top form.

Here’s my ranking of the recent origin stories: (1) Wonder Woman, (2) Black Panther, and (3) Captain Marvel. Hmm. I sense a trend: they’re getting progressively worse–or should I say less awesome. Or, maybe I’ve had enough of the Marvel Universe? (I loved the comics when I was kid, but it seems like every year there’s more, like ants in springtime.) Can’t Hollywood come up with anything else? The answer is: yes, of course! See some of my other movie reviews for alternatives—better, meaningful stories, and without all the spectacle and overbearing soundtrack.

With the new comfortable, even heated, seating in many theaters (at last!) and earplugs, I guess I can always take a nap. But then I couldn’t write a review, could I? Movie reviews are like book reviews—the reviewers should really see and read what they’re reviewing!

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Comments are always welcome.

Last man alive? What about last woman alive? Penny Castro, LA County Sheriff’s Deputy and forensic diver, finds she isn’t alone, though—there are a few others who survive the contagion and want to kill her. And the remnants of a US government could be the greatest danger for her and the family she’s adopted. The post-apocalyptic thriller The Last Humans will be released by Black Opal Books in both ebook and print versions on March 30 and available at the publisher’s website, online retailers like Amazon and Smashwords and the latter’s affiliated retailers (iBooks, B&N, Kobo, etc), and bookstores (if they don’t have it, ask for it!). You can pre-order on both Amazon and Smashwords.

Around the world and to the stars! In libris libertas!

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