In many ways, Guardians of the Galaxy serves as a celebration of all which Marvel has accomplished thus far and a foreshadowing of that which will may in the future. It is a wonderfully crafted, unique, and truly, truly enjoyable experience.
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Everything about 'Lucy' - from the silly and stupid to the fun and actually kind of brilliant - stem from its deeply flawed premise.
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All Cheerleaders Die is a solid addition to the horror/comedy genre and is worth a viewing if you’re a fan of high school-based movies, revenge plots and black comedies.
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Here are some awesome comic characters that movie-makers would nevertheless be wise to avoid including in their next comic-to-film adaptations.
Read More »‘Amiss’ far surpasses its limits
It would be easy for the elements of 'Amiss' to slip into a derivative crime drama, but instead the film crafts a mystery where overlapping narratives deepen character and widen the scope of an intimate story. This is a very assured piece of filmmaking from a pair of first-time feature directors without the eagerness or mimicry common to other debut films.
Read More »‘Edge of Tomorrow’ makes repetition entertaining
If nothing else, 'Edge of Tomorrow' allows Tom Cruise detractors the chance to watch the actor die over and over.
Read More »‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ brings together the beginning and the end
'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is incredibly entertaining, fun, and jam-packed with so much mutant goodness that it could work as the film franchise's lone end of world storyline. It won't, but it could.
Read More »‘Godzilla’ shows that monsters are better than people
Whereas most 'Godzilla' movies have favored distant shots of mass destruction, this time we're on the street watching from the ground-up as titans stomp down bridges and collapse buildings like crumbling paper.
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May H.R. Giger's black soul be basking in some dark, biomechanical netherworld, eternally fornicating demons, aliens and robots with indiscriminate glee.
Read More »Why ‘Star Wars’ did not ruin sci-fi
In a recent commentary for CNN, Lewis Beale laments "How ‘Star Wars’ ruined sci-fi." Here's why he's wrong.
Read More »5 reasons Max von Sydow will rock it in Star Wars VII
We don't yet know what kind of character Max von Sydow is going to play, but it would be a waste if he doesn't play either a Jedi or a Sith. That might not work out plot-wise, but von Sydow really would be excellent as some wise, elderly emissary of the Force and here are five pieces of evidence to support this.
Read More »‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ will please fans of the Peter-Gwen relationship
If you weren’t a fan of the 2012 reboot, chances are you won’t be a fan of this second installment either. On the other hand, if you did like the reboot (as I did), then depending on the reasons you liked it there’s a good chance you’ll find this to be a solid sequel.
Read More »‘Noah’ can’t wash away its sins
Noah is a big risk by a brilliant director which leaves a lot to complain about and not enough good to wash its sins away.
Read More »‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ won’t leave you out in the cold
For anyone who feared that the good-but-not-great Thor: The Dark World was indication that the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise was losing some steam, there’s nothing to fear: Captain America is here.
Read More »It’s a heart-warming trailer, Charlie Brown
Before Marvel, before DC, before any comic books period, my love affair with sequential art began with cartoon strips as a little boy. And the first strip that really got me hooked was Peanuts. This is why it warms my heart to see this first trailer for the upcoming CG-animated Peanuts movie.
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