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Iron Man (2008, Jon Favreau)
Iron Man is a qualified success. Robert Downey Jr. is fantastic throughout–the movie’s greatest strength is how much screen time he gets–and Jon Favreau does really well with the Iron Man scenes and...
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In Good Company (2004, Chris Weitz)
At its best, In Good Company is never very good–the soundtrack is one of the worst I can remember–but Chris Weitz’s ineptitude is something to behold. His plot is predictable, his characters are...
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Choke (2008, Clark Gregg)
Choke working at all is kind of something special. The film’s got a major twist at the end, but it’s a silly one and isn’t, with any thought on the matter, particularly feasible. The film’s got a major...
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Iron Man 2 (2010, Jon Favreau)
Even with its problems, Iron Man 2 is leagues better than the original. There’s some awkward plotting to catch the viewer up with the characters and it all makes for a wonderfully boring superhero...
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Thor (2011, Kenneth Branagh)
Thor has two problems to overcome. Director Branagh is successful at one of them. The first problem is half the film takes place in mythological Asgard, which is an ancient place, but very modern with...
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The Consultant (2011, Leythum)
So if you’ve been desperate to find out what happens after Robert Downey Jr.’s cameo in The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant would be the bridging short for you. It’s an interesting concept—little...
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer (2011, Leythum)
The first one of these “Marvel One-Shots” (starring mild-mannered Clark Gregg on side adventures) was pretty lame, but A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer is pretty darn good. It’s a...
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State and Main (2000, David Mamet)
Something unfortunate happens during the last third of State and Main… Mamet realizes he needs a story. He goes so long without traditional narrative elements—the film has, at best, a roaming...
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The Avengers (2012, Joss Whedon)
For some inexplicable reason, partway through The Avengers, director Whedon and his cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey, decide to switch over to really bad DV. The entire movie might be DV, but the...
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Thor (2011, Kenneth Branagh)
Thor has two problems to overcome. Director Branagh is successful at one of them. The first problem is half the film takes place in mythological Asgard, which is an ancient place, but very modern with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Consultant (2011, Leythum)
So if you’ve been desperate to find out what happens after Robert Downey Jr.’s cameo in The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant would be the bridging short for you. It’s an interesting concept—little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer (2011, Leythum)
The first one of these “Marvel One-Shots” (starring mild-mannered Clark Gregg on side adventures) was pretty lame, but A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer is pretty darn good. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State and Main (2000, David Mamet)
Something unfortunate happens during the last third of State and Main… Mamet realizes he needs a story. He goes so long without traditional narrative elements—the film has, at best, a roaming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Consultant (2011, Leythum)
So if you’ve been desperate to find out what happens after Robert Downey Jr.’s cameo in The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant would be the bridging short for you. It’s an interesting concept—little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer (2011, Leythum)
The first one of these “Marvel One-Shots” (starring mild-mannered Clark Gregg on side adventures) was pretty lame, but A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer is pretty darn good. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State and Main (2000, David Mamet)
Something unfortunate happens during the last third of State and Main… Mamet realizes he needs a story. He goes so long without traditional narrative elements—the film has, at best, a roaming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Consultant (2011, Leythum)
So if you’ve been desperate to find out what happens after Robert Downey Jr.’s cameo in The Incredible Hulk, The Consultant would be the bridging short for you. It’s an interesting concept—little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011, Leythum)
The first one of these “Marvel One-Shots” (starring mild-mannered Clark Gregg on side adventures) was pretty lame, but A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer is pretty darn good. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State and Main (2000, David Mamet)
Something unfortunate happens during the last third of State and Main… Mamet realizes he needs a story. He goes so long without traditional narrative elements—the film has, at best, a roaming...
View ArticleIron Man (2008, Jon Favreau)
Iron Man is a qualified success. Robert Downey Jr. is fantastic throughout–the movie’s greatest strength is how much screen time he gets–and Jon Favreau does really well with the Iron Man scenes and...
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