Brie Larson Archives

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 15, 2010Teenage Nerd Romance/Gonzo Superheroics

An Edgar Wright directed comic-book adaptation made in a bewildering restless visual style that feels like two different films happening at once, one a sweet nerd romance and the other a completely gonzo superhero film

Director: Edgar Wright

Actors: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Mark Webber, …

Category: Fantasy

15 August 201023 July 2024 by Roog

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 15, 2017Giant Ape

A reboot where King Kong is now part of a shared universe. This is less a tragic love story about Kong falling for a girl and being brought down by civilisation than Kong as a heroic defender fighting off other monsters

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Actors: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, …

Category: Science Fiction

15 April 201714 June 2026 by Roog

Captain Marvel (2019)

Rating: ★★

Jun 8, 2019Marvel Comics Superheroine

The MCU offers up their first superheroine with very unexceptional results. A competent enough effort but DC's Wonder Woman easily blows everything this tries to do out of the water

Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Actors: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 June 20195 July 2026 by Roog

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Rating: ★★

Aug 10, 2019Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Marvel conclude the cliffhanger they left Avengers: Infinity War on and offer up a bigger-than-big line-up, overspilling with just about every MCU character to ever appear on screen up to that point

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 August 201921 November 2025 by Roog

The Marvels (2023)

Rating: ★

Jan 27, 2024Marvel Comics Superheroes

This ended up being the lowest rated of all MCU films. One wondered whether this was just fannish hyperbole but no what we end up with is the Batman & Robin of The MCU, the single worst film that franchise has produced

Director: Nia DaCosta

Actors: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, …

Category: Science Fiction

27 January 202427 February 2026 by Roog

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)

Rating: ★

May 15, 2026Animation/Videogame Adaptation

Sequel to the animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was the second highest grossing film of 2023. From the people behind the Despicable Me films, this exists as little more than eye candy for five-year-olds

Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Actors: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, …

Category: Fantasy

15 May 202615 May 2026 by Roog