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Key Character: Captain America (MCU)
We all have favorite fictional characters. They can be inspirational, sagacious, heroic… or they can be relentless villains who are just so damn charismatic. In this feature I celebrate fictional characters who make their worlds much fuller. All due respect … Continue reading
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Tagged avengers, captain america, comics, iron man, Key Characters, marvel, mcu, Movies, thor
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Movie Review: Warrior
I could have sworn I’d written a review for Warrior on a previous blog, but I couldn’t find any evidence of it. No big deal. I rewatched the movie recently, and it’s still fantastic. The plot can be shaky, with … Continue reading
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Tagged joel edgerton, Movie Reviews, Movies, nick nolte, tom hardy, warrior
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Movie Review: Eternals
Eternals is fascinating. It it feels like a religious epic, it explores philosophical themes of morality, and it’s been been savaged by professional critics (it’s the worst reviewed MCU movie). The critics are wrong. Eternals has enough issues to keep … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Predator
John McTiernan has to be my favorite action movie director, for two reasons alone: Die Hard with a Vengeance and Predator. The combination of guns and adventure just doesn’t get better than those two movies. Let’s focus on Predator today, … Continue reading
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Tagged john mctiernan, Movie Reviews, Movies, predator
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Movie Review: Everybody Wants Some!!
I’m convinced that not nearly enough people have watched Everybody Wants Some!! Maybe it didn’t get much attention because it’s not a direct sequel to Dazed and Confused – it’s a spiritual successor – but it stands right alongside Linklater’s … Continue reading
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Tagged everybody wants some!!, Movie Reviews, Movies, richard linklater
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Key Character: Jack Wilson
We all have favorite fictional characters. They can be inspirational, sagacious, heroic… or they can be relentless villains who are just so damn charismatic. In this feature I celebrate fictional characters who make their worlds much fuller. Shane is a … Continue reading
Movie Review: A Star Is Born (2018)
I didn’t think I would write about A Star Is Born, but two factors inspired me: for some reason the Academy largely dismissed it, and Bradley Cooper’s direction and musical ability are both much more impressive than I expected them … Continue reading
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Tagged a star is born, bradley cooper, Movie Reviews, Movies
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Movie Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Like most comic book fans, I’ve come to accept that DC creates the best animated content for its superheroes (see Batman: The Animated Series, JLA Unlimited, and Young Justice). Well, no one must have told the minds behind Spider-Man: Into … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, into the spider-verse, marvel, Movie Reviews, Movies, spider-man, superheroes
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