Film – Spider-Man: Brand New Day
It’s fitting the Marvel Cinematic Universe has spent the past ten years or so as
TV: Task (Season 1)
Task is outwardly unassuming and not particularly high concept, but writer/creator Brad Ingelsby — who
Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Old Favorites project might be misleadingly named. In most cases, it’s an excuse to
Film: Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos is one of modern cinema’s most provocative, interesting directors, and when you combine
TV: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Season 1)
On the one hand, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law playfully confronts the irradiated green elephant in
Film — Avengers: Endgame
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes (well, more or less) with the fittingly
Film: Spotlight
A powerfully executed ensemble drama, Spotlight is the most recent directorial effort from Tom McCarthy,
Film: Avengers: Infinity War
Relentlessly formulaic structure has long been an Achilles heel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but
Film: Thor: Ragnarok
In an uneven MCU franchise, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) arrives as a clever and entertaining entry,
Film: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Say what you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe—formulaic hitmaker, nostalgic button-pusher, miraculous blockbuster franchise—I
Film: The Brothers Bloom
Rian Johnson clearly enjoys toying with genre tropes, and his second film The Brothers Bloom
Film: The Avengers
While I enjoyed the run-up of Marvel solo movies, for me the characters involved —
Film: Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010) is the perfect movie for a gray, dreary day: beautifully