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Avengers: Age of Ultron
The bigger the sequel is, the harder it is to pull off. Avengers: Age of Ultron is arguably a sequel to multiple different movies at once, and its direct predecessor, The Avengers, was a massive success — so the bar … Continue reading
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
When I reviewed Captain America: The First Avenger, I noted that the big lead-ins to The Avengers all do a little bit of genre-blending rather than being “pure” superhero movies (if such a genre could be considered pure in the … Continue reading
Morbid Curiosity Files: The Spirit
Even in the Morbid Curiosity Files, where the acknowledged purpose is to watch films that I expect to be bad, there are sometimes different viewing reasons that come into play. In the case of 2008’s The Spirit, it comes down … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Star, 2000s, Frank Miller, Gabriel Macht, Jaime King, movies, reviews, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Spirit
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News Bites: Guardians and Good Grief
Coming in a bit late today, but still technically Friday morning, at least in my time zone, it’s this week’s dose of News Bites. As always there’s a fair amount of superhero movie news and speculation, and some odd film … Continue reading
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The Avengers
Six Marvel Comics superheroes, four of whom have had their own film franchises, come together in one great big action adventure movie. Hulk. Iron Man. Thor. Captain America. Black Widow. Hawkeye. Brought together by Nick Fury, head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ever … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010s, 5 Stars, Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Comics, movies, Nick Fury, reviews, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Stellan Skarsgård, Thor, Tom Hiddleston
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News Bites: Crouching and Crossing
Friday means two things: the weekend is almost here, and the weekly News Bites are here. This week’s a little on the light side (after a few heavy weeks), although there’s some TV schedule news I’m holding in reserve until … Continue reading →