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‘Oppenheimer’ is an epic, but not quite the bomb

“Oppenheimer” is the most important piece of cinematic homework of 2023, something that would be invaluable to civics classes learning about the back rooms of

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‘Weird Science’ (1985) probably couldn’t be made today

Many moments in “Weird Science” (1985) – the third directorial effort from writer John Hughes – make me think “This movie couldn’t be made today.”

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‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ (2005) pokes fun at hardboiled noir

Writer Shane Black, in one of the most assured directing debuts ever, delivers a great modern detective noir while also poking fun at the genre

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‘A Scanner Darkly’ (2006) is the most faithful PKD adaptation

Writer-director Richard Linklater lovingly adapts “A Scanner Darkly” – Philip K. Dick’s 1977 classic about drug use and the drug war set amid a future

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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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‘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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‘Spider-Man’ leaps into the MCU in ‘Homecoming’ (2017)

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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Heroes pick political sides in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016)

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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Black lends his idiosyncratic touch to ‘Iron Man 3’ (2013)

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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