Michael Dougherty

‘Urban Legends’ trilogy limps to end with ‘Bloody Mary’ (2005) 

Along with the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” trilogy, the “Urban Legends” threesome wraps with a straight-to-video installment that many people don’t know exists.

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ a monster-mash blast

“Godzilla vs. Kong” (HBO Max), like the three previous films in the Monsterverse series, is better at creature battles than it is at anything deeper

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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ is an old-fashioned creature romp made with modern tools (Movie review)

In the next movie, I’d like to see Godzilla and his nemeses fight in conditions other than driving rainstorms, but even though there isn’t a

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‘X2: X-Men United’ reviews

John’s “X2: X-Men United” review, Brainerd Dispatch, May 8, 2003 John’s “X2: X-Men United” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 16, 2014

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Superman awkwardly ‘Returns’ (2006) in Singer’s relaunch

After 19 years away from the big screen, ole Supes comes back in a weird way in “Superman Returns” (2006). Directed by “X-Men’s” Bryan Singer,

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‘Apocalypse’ is another fun ‘X-Men’ romp

The “X-Men” franchise is now a well-oiled machine for its ninth entry, “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Although it has big spectacles – indeed, the fate of humanity is

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‘X2: X-Men United’ (2003) is a big commercial for itself

Director Bryan Singer follows up the near-perfect “X-Men” with a 2003 sequel that’s so epically overblown and lacking in focus that it doesn’t even know

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