Tag Archives: Matthew Vaughn

X-Men: First Class

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Morgan R. Lewis

The X-Men film franchise was largely responsible for kick-starting the superhero movie resurgence of the 2000s. And with X-Men: Days of Future Past coming out this year, and X-Men: Apocalypse already announced, Sony’s ongoing adaptation of the popular Marvel Comics … Continue reading →

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Kick-Ass

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

With superhero movies on the rise from the early 2000s onward, it was inevitable that a deconstruction would come along. Kick-Ass, however, is itself based on a comic book, one by Mark Millar, a regular Marvel comics writer — and … Continue reading →

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Layer Cake

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

Layer Cake is one of those films that everybody seems to have heard about after the fact. It was a modest, but largely underground hit when it was released in 2004. But producer Barbara Broccoli was among the people who … Continue reading →

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News Bites: Pilots and Planes

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s Friday morning, and time for another weekly dose of entertainment news. This week’s news bites include a healthy dose of mighty Marvel Movie news, a little speculation on Green Lantern, some other sequel news, and a little bit of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Weblinks: Bond and Baggins

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Morgan R. Lewis

It’s Friday morning, and once again I’m on my way out of town. Not for a fun trip this time, though; I need to go have a broken tooth repaired. Hooray. So while I’m up at the Indian Health Services … Continue reading →

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