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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review: James Gunn’s Last Hoorah With Marvel

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Movies Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review: James Gunn’s Last Hoorah With Marvel  By Dylan Barbee    Image Provided by IMDb  SPOILERS AHEAD  With Marvel spewing out Disney Plus original series like the unwatchable Ms. Marvel and forgetful She Hulk, the comic book company has hindered the future of superhero movies. Even their most anticipated film releases in theaters like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantimania and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever quickly quieted down the hype around Marvel within what seemed like weeks. Luckily, director James Gunn has replenished viewers' love for Marvel with Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 as it serves as his last hoorah before he officially becomes co-CEO for DC studios.    The film starts at the Guardian’s Headquarters on a planet called Knowhere. Within the first five minutes you can tell Gunn is about to dive deep on Rocket’s (Bradley Cooper) backstory as the imagery goes from him being scared as a baby to him in the present day as he walks ar

BEEF Review: United In Anger

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  Netflix Series  Beef Review: United In Anger By Dylan Barbee Image Provided By IMDb SPOILERS AHEAD “There’s always something,” says Danny Cho (Steven Yeun). This relatable phrase is repeatedly stated throughout the new Netflix A24 series “BEEF” as it effectively illustrates how all Americans are provoked of anger when anything disrupts their path to happiness and success. Whether this anger is related to one’s inability to reach the American dream, constantly facing microaggressions or even the intrusion of family, sometimes it feels impossible to obtain the feeling of inner peace.     The series follows both Danny Cho and Amy Lau (Ali Wong). Danny is a failing contractor who works hard at any task he is assigned while also raising his impish little brother, Paul (Young Mazino) who spends his days trying to make money off crypto. Danny even goes to the unethical lengths of doing business with his ex-convict cousin Isaac (David Choe) to get the money he needs to hopefully bring his p