James Gunn began at Troma, writing Tromeo and Juliet, which is a useful key to everything since: the bad taste is deliberate and the sentiment underneath it is sincere.
His Guardians scripts are built on damaged people who form a family without any of them saying so, and the third film pays off an arc about a genetically modified raccoon that has no business being as affecting as it is.
Super, which he wrote and directed before Marvel, is a much bleaker version of the same interest, and worth watching alongside the studio work.
James GunnWarner Bros. finished Coyote vs. Acme, shelved it for a tax write-off, and refused to sell it at a sane price for eighteen months. Ketchup Entertainment released it anyway, and the film is holding three weekends deep. Rated 9 out…
James GunnJames Gunn's farewell with substantive Rocket Raccoon backstory, the High Evolutionary's dark register, the Phase 5 exception. The 6 reflects honest evaluation based on what the available material shows, the broader critical reception, and the documented commercial response.
James Gunn1 soundtrack, the cosmic Marvel foundation. The 6.5 reflects honest evaluation of one of the more creatively committed Phase Two MCU entries and the film that introduced cosmic Marvel to mainstream audiences.
James GunnKurt Russell's Ego, Yondu's affecting sacrifice, comedy density exceeding the original's balance, family themes as load-bearing foundation. The 6 reflects honest evaluation of a sequel that maintained the original's tonal commitment with diminishing returns and that increased the comedic density…
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