The new entry in the seemingly endless series of films emanating from the Marvel Comics factory demonstrates once again the level of maturity that the film industry expects from its target audience and also presumably the sort of content those audiences expect in today’s cinema. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” — actually the second volume in […]
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Film Review: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
As all students of the form know, World War II contributed enormously to the success of the comic books that flourished in the America of the past. Characters like Blackhawk and his international squadron, the Boy Commandos, and Wonder Woman often faced various threats from the Axis Powers; some critics have even suggested that Superman […]
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“Thor: The Dark World”
The latest chapter in Marvel Studios’ ever-expanding big-screen universe, “Thor: The Dark World” picks up not long after the events of 2012’s “The Avengers” to check in on the continuing adventures of the heroic Norse god. Much like how “Iron Man 3” found Tony Stark in a darker place, suffering from PTSD after his near-death […]
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“Iron Man 3”
Summer movie season has officially arrived with the release of “Iron Man 3,” the third (and-a-half, including last summer’s “The Avengers”) chapter in the story of billionaire industrialist and inventor, Tony Stark. The film continues Marvel Studios’ winning formula of picking interesting filmmakers for their mega-budget superhero blockbusters over more commercially viable (i.e. boring) options. […]
