Comics, Film, Spies
Film: Black Widow
One of the many things the pandemic has broken is my habit of racing out to theaters to catch…
October 8, 2021-
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FilmFilm: Hail, Caesar!
As Coen Brothers films go, Hail Caesar! (2016) is slight, a quirky, elaborate love letter to old-school Hollywood that…
April 20, 2020 -
Film, World War IIFilm: Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit (2019) has no shortage of outrageous flair, and plenty of good intentions. It’s colorful, funny,…
March 31, 2020 -
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 -
FilmFilm: Rough Night
I’m not proud. I watched Rough Night (2017). Hey, it’s got Kate McKinnon. Anyway, Rough Night details the misadventures…
April 25, 2018 -
Comics, FilmFilm: 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, FilmFilm – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Say what you will about the Marvel Cinematic Universe – formulaic hitmaker, nostalgic button-pusher, miraculous blockbuster franchise – I…
May 4, 2015 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: Under the Skin
The degree to which you enjoy Under the Skin (2013) will probably depend largely on how much you enjoy…
July 17, 2014 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: Her
There’s a reason I review more spy films than science fiction films; spy films, in my opinion, tend to be…
July 2, 2014 -
Comics, FilmFilm: 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 -
FilmFilm: Hitchcock
Like the highly similar HBO film The Girl — a project I’m finding it hard not to compare this…
April 17, 2013 -
FilmFilm: 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, FilmFilm: Iron Man 2
I finally got back to the Arclight this weekend for Iron Man 2 (2010), my first theater movie in…
June 1, 2010