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Film: Knives Out
Rian Johnson is a remarkable auteur, and while his list of writer-director credits has convinced me I prefer his…
December 4, 2019-
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Film, SpiesFilm: The Red Sea Diving Resort
As period-piece spy dramas go, The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) is a respectable, if middling, one: well performed…
August 17, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm — Avengers: Endgame
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes (well, more or less) with the fittingly titled Avengers: Endgame (2019).…
May 6, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Avengers: Infinity War
Relentlessly formulaic structure has long been an Achilles heel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it builds to profound…
May 9, 2018 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Wonder Woman
Market saturation has its disadvantages. After a few years of always being excited to see the latest superhero blockbuster…
June 19, 2017 -
Comics, Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Captain America: Civil War
Boasting the same creative team as its outstanding predecessor, Captain America: Civil War (2016) once again centers on a perfectly…
May 11, 2016 -
Comics, Film, Science FictionFilm: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Say what you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe—formulaic hitmaker, nostalgic button-pusher, miraculous blockbuster franchise—I still love it, even…
May 4, 2015 -
Fantasy, Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Snowpiercer
Miraculously, I stumbled into Snowpiercer (2013) with no preconceptions whatsoever. Well, beyond a general sense of positive buzz, that…
July 14, 2014 -
Comics, Film, Science Fiction, Spies, ThrillerFilm: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Marvel movie universe continues to evolve in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014). I was expecting a big,…
April 7, 2014 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: The Avengers
While I enjoyed the run-up of Marvel solo movies, for me the characters involved — especially Captain America, Iron…
May 7, 2012 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Captain America: The First Avenger
Marvel’s recent run of Avengers lead-up movies has been splashy, silly, clever, and entertaining, and Captain America: The First…
August 15, 2011