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‘Justice League’ Review: A Superhero Mashup/Mess Up

Philip Brown — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:00:32 +0000

Warner Bros.’ big, bloated ‘Justice League’ has been the subject of so many sneering editorials and clickbait news stories about reshoots that it’s almost a shock to see the movie even make it to theaters. Unsurprisingly, the flick suffers from a serious identity crisis. Whatever it was that Zack Snyder initially planned for this ‘Batman...

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40 Questions About ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ – Spoilers Within

Luke Hickman — Mon, 04 May 2015 19:00:10 +0000

Two years ago, I found myself in the sights of James Bond fans everywhere. While ‘Skyfall’ was becoming the highest-grossing entry in the long-running 007 franchise, I scratched my head wondering how something so obviously flawed could become beloved in the eyes of its fans. Now, with comic book fanboys raving about the greatness of...

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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review: Fine Blockbustin’

Philip Brown — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:00:38 +0000

The biggest problem with ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is simply that no movie could have possibly lived up to its expectations. 2012’s ‘The Avengers’ had the advantage of being the first movie to combine independent superhero franchises into a rock ’em, sock ’em team-up. The sequel had to not only follow the third most successful...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 6th, 2013 – Hey Nonny, Nonny

Josh Zyber — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:00:13 +0000

It’s a battle of the bombs on Blu-ray this week, as two of the most critically and audience reviled films of the year come to home video. If we take a closer look, however, we might also find a few titles actually worth buying. New Releases M. Night Shyamalan is the king of second chances....

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 1.02 Recap: “First Day of School”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:00:41 +0000

Well hell, that didn’t take long. At just its second episode, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ has already transitioned from the most hyped new television series of the fall season to the most boring new television series of the fall season. Apologies to Joss Whedon, but I’ve never felt like checking out of one of his shows...

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‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Pilot Recap: “We’re the Line Between the World and the Much Weirder World”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:00:50 +0000

Considering the many billions of dollars that Marvel’s superhero movie franchise has made and continues to make at the box office, it stands to reason that ABC’s new spin-off series ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (or, more properly, ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’) will likely rank as the most anticipated new TV show of the year for a...

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Weekend Movies: Summer Crashers

Luke Hickman — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:00:54 +0000

This weekend offers a batch of preemptive mainstream counterprogramming that would be destined to drop like a rock even if ‘Man of Steel’ wasn’t opening next week. The biggest release this weekend tries to recreate the sparks that flew between Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in last decade’s ‘Wedding Crashers‘. Twentieth Century Fox hopes for...

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Now Playing: Joss Whedon Gets His Bard On

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:00:41 +0000

Joss Whedon has taken off his brown coat and hung up his superhero costume for the time being to give us a laugh-out-loud and fresh telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. With an amazing cast, comedy at every turn and an excellent eye for direction, Whedon pulls off this amazing tale with grace and...

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Weekend Roundtable: Who Should Make the Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie?

Josh Zyber — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:00:18 +0000

Ever since news broke last week that Disney has purchased Lucasfilm and intends to release a new ‘Star Wars’ movie in 2015, the entire internet has been abuzz with speculation about who would actually make the film, now that George Lucas is out. Rumors abounded this week that ‘X-Men: First Class’ director Matthew Vaughn was...

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Blu-ray Highlights for September 25th, 2012 – Shaken, Not Stirred

Josh Zyber — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:00:27 +0000

As if September hadn’t already been an expensive enough month, this week brings us at least two more of the biggest Blu-ray releases of the year, plus several more potential titles of interest. It’s time to pull out those wallets again, folks. You don’t need to eat for the rest of the year, do you?...

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Blu-ray Highlights for September 18th, 2012 – I’m Never Gonna Get to See a Mer-man

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:00:50 +0000

This week brings us one of the most anticipated Blu-ray releases of the year, if not of all time. That’s right, it’s the Katy Perry concert movie in 3D! Woot woot! You understand that was sarcasm, right? Dear lord, I hope you understand that was sarcasm. Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? Obviously, the...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst TV Spin-Offs

Josh Zyber — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:00:01 +0000

After seven seasons, TNT’s police drama ‘The Closer’ will end its run this coming Monday, and will be immediately followed by the premiere of its new spin-off series ‘Major Crimes’. While I’ve personally never watched more than five minutes of ‘The Closer’ and have no particular expectations for the new show, this nonetheless put me...

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