Chris Hemsworth

‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024) a bildungsroman of vengeance

Sometimes George Miller feels like unleashing two hours of action; sometimes he feels like telling a character story (albeit still with more and better action

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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (2022) spectacular, insubstantial

“Thor: Love and Thunder” (2022) is easily digestible as entertainment, but even as I watched it, I knew I was taking in empty calories. Director/co-writer

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‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (2018) are had by all

Having proven himself in the Joss Whedon school (“Buffy,” “Angel”) and with crowd-pleasers (“The Martian”), writer-director Drew Goddard tries his hand at a Quentin Tarantino-style

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‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) leans into comedy, drops suspense

“Ghostbusters: Answer the Call” (2016) was labeled as ill-conceived before it came out, with people asking “Why remake a classic?” The good thing is that

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ is prestige superhero entertainment

The grand experiment is over, and it’s a success. The first 22 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comprise a saga similar to a TV

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You’ll have a good (if slow) time with ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (Movie review)

A priest, a singer and a vacuum salesman walk into a hotel … What sounds like the beginning of a good joke is the basis

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Hemsworth, Pena elevate mediocre post-9/11 war film ‘12 Strong’ (Movie review)

“12 Strong” is a pretty average war movie, but it has a really strong cast. Based on true events, the film centers on 12 of

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018) is beginning of Thanos saga’s end

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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Waititi’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017) a rockin’ good time

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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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015) a step down for Whedon

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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