Movies

Whedon successfully assembles ‘The Avengers’ (2012)

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ (2011) a blast from the past

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘Thor’ (2011) makes clunky debut in the MCU

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘Iron Man 2’ (2010) doesn’t distinguish itself from the original

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘The Incredible Hulk’ (2008) not incredible, but not bad

This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.

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‘Iron Man’ (2008) modestly, confidently launches MCU

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe pretty much owning the 2018 blockbuster calendar with three new releases, it seems like a good time to finally watch

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All 13 ‘X-Men’ Universe films, ranked from worst to best

With “The New Mutants” and “Dark Phoenix” pushed back to next year, 2018 has gone from a massive year for “X-Men” fans to a more

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‘Broken Flowers’ reviews

John’s “Broken Flowers” flashback review, April 15, 2021 “Broken Flowers” — This unofficial companion piece to “Lost in Translation” finds a numb Bill Murray visiting all

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‘Sideways’ review

“Sideways” — This road trip movie combines two character arcs (Paul Giamatti is a romantic dunce, Thomas Hayden-Church is a little too good at landing the

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Get your Infinity Stones here! The best (and worst) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie commentary)

With the release of “Avengers: Infinity War,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe hits the apex of its third phase of movies that have entertained moviegoers through

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