I can’t help feeling as though I should shake Zack Snyder’s hand. For a man with little to no apparent interest in Batman or Superman as characters, it’s impressive that he’s somehow managed to convince the suits at Warner Bros. that he’s the right guy to be in charge of establishing the cinematic universe for […]
Henry Cavill
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Film Review: “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
When filmmaker Guy Ritchie first hit the scene in the late 90’s with his flashy cinematic calling card, “Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels,” he seemed like England’s answer to Quentin Tarantino, though possibly just an amped-up knockoff. (Plus Ritchie presented us with Jason Statham, really a gift that keeps on giving.) But in the […]
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“Man of Steel”
Hollywood owes an enormous debt to the creators of the first caped crusader, the apparently immortal Superman. His comic books spawned radio shows, television series, and all those costumed superheroes, magically gifted adventurers who could fly, float, burst into flames, turn invisible, suspend the laws of physics, and satisfy other juvenile fantasies. The latest addition […]
