Tag Archives: X-Men

X-Men: Days of Future Past

I pity anybody who likes to be overly precise with their terminology on franchises. Sequels following after, prequels being made after but telling a story that come before… and then there’s a film like X-Men: Days of Future Past. Based … Continue reading

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The Wolverine

When I reviewed X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the previous film in this franchise, I stated that director Gavin Hood needed to have sent the script back to cook longer. The sequel may have a new director in James Mangold, but the … Continue reading

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X-Men: First Class

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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News Bites: New Year’s News

Welcome to 2014, and may it be a good year. It’s Friday morning, so here’s the first News Bites edition of the new year. Now, as with last week, Hollywood’s been relatively quiet, apparently honoring the holidays as a time … Continue reading

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News Bites: Boom, Billi, Blomkamp, and Batman

It’s Friday, August 23rd, it’s 6:00 AM Pacific Time, that must mean it’s time for the News Bites. There’s a moderate amount of movie news this week; not too little, and not too much. But what there is is pretty … Continue reading

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

As I write this, The Wolverine, Hugh Jackman’s sixth outing as the X-Men character, is hitting theatres. I’m a little bit behind. I missed X-Men Origins: Wolverine when it came out, and until now have neglected to remedy the situation. … Continue reading

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News Bites: Ant-Man, Avengelyne, and Alice

It’s Friday morning, and that means it’s once again time for the News Bites. Now, it must be noted that San Diego Comic Con is in full swing as you read this, so there’s likely to be a lot of … Continue reading

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News Bites: Encyclopedia Brown and the Planeteers

Another Friday morning, another weekly assortment of news bites, serving up the latest in movie and entertainment news. I’m going to be cutting the introduction short this week so I can just get on with things, as I’ll be away … Continue reading

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News Bites: Poltergeist of the Apes

Good morning, everyone. Today is Friday, and as always that means it’s time for the weekly News Bites. As has been typical of the past few weeks, there’s a lot to cover. Either the movie studios are putting out more … Continue reading

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News Bites: Timecop and Tai Chi

It’s another Friday morning, and that means another edition of the News Bites. Last week was a bit on the light side. This week, not so much. There’s a bit of Pixar, some Marvel Comics movie news, news of TV … Continue reading

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