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Thor: the Dark World; Rating 3.5/4

November 6th, 2013 at 2:52 am » Comments (0)

The first "Thor" introduced us to the hero from Norse mythology and the Marvel comics; showing us his origin on Asgard, why he came to Earth, and how he eventually ...more »

Captain Phillips; 3.5/4

October 8th, 2013 at 2:04 am » Comments (1)

Documentary-style, hand-held camera film-making is rarely as fitting as it appears in Paul Greengrass's "Captain Phillips." A fictionalized basis of the actual Somalian hijacking that took place in April of ...more »

The World’s End; Rating: 4/4

August 30th, 2013 at 8:12 pm » Comments (1)

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright are one of the greatest teams to come out of comedy in quite some time. A sort of modern-day Monty Python, they previously created the ...more »

Kick-Ass 2; Rating 1.5/4

August 20th, 2013 at 2:14 am » Comments (0)

What would happen if an everyday, normal kid decided to dress as a superhero and try to fight crime? The first "Kick-Ass" film deals with this idea. The result is ...more »

The Wolverine; Rating: 3/4

August 16th, 2013 at 1:51 am » Comments (0)

Like all superhero sagas, the X-Men series has had its hits and its near-misses. Of all five films so far, "X-2" and "X-Men First Class" in particular stand out. Each ...more »

Now You See Me; Rating: 2/4

July 30th, 2013 at 2:08 am » Comments (0)

Surprisingly, movies about magic have not been made too often in the history of film. Some recent examples are "The Prestige," "The Illusionist," and "Hugo." Unfortunately, though, these films are ...more »

Pacific Rim; Rating: 4/4

July 16th, 2013 at 2:30 am » Comments (0)

I heard somebody describe Pacific Rim as something directly from the mind of a 12-year-old boy playing in his room, holding his dinosaur and robot figurines and bashing them into ...more »

Man of Steel; Rating: 2.5/4

June 18th, 2013 at 2:31 am » Comments (1)

This seems to be the era for rebooting already existing successful franchises. Within the last ten years, we have had a new Batman, Star Trek, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, and even ...more »

Iron Man 3; Rating 3.5/4

May 10th, 2013 at 1:42 am » Comments (0)

Almost exactly a year after the premiere of "The Avengers," "Iron Man 3" is the latest in the highly enjoyable "Marvel Cinematic Universe" series, which, at this point, is one ...more »

Oblivion; Rating: 3.5/4

April 21st, 2013 at 9:59 pm » Comments (0)

Whenever I ask people if they have seen the latest Tom Cruise movie, I always hear the same response: "I don't like Tom Cruise." But people make this judgment almost ...more »
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