Michael France

Lee’s ‘Hulk’ (2003) is as slow and boring as I remembered

Sometimes comic-book yarns are just comic-book yarns, and can’t be molded into something bigger and better through technical mastery. We know this because of director

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Brosnan ably takes Bond mantle in ‘GoldenEye’ (1995)

With “No Time to Die” coming out in November, I’m looking back at the eight modern-era James Bond films from the perspective of a newcomer,

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‘Fantastic Four’ (2005) a safe, respectable introduction

“Fantastic Four” (2005) was hurt by coming out five years after “X-Men” and at a time when moviegoers had seen next-level genre films like “Spider-Man

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Jane stars in lightweight version of ‘The Punisher’ (2004)

“The Punisher” (2004) is a prime example of a movie that’s less than the sum of its parts. Obviously, it fails in a one-to-one comparison

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‘Hulk’ reviews

John’s “Hulk” review, Brainerd Dispatch, June 26, 2003 John’s “Hulk” flashback review, Nov. 14, 2020

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