Captain America: The First Avenger Movie Review

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The problem we are finding ourselves faced with, as audiences, with the rash of comic-book titles now swarming around theaters, is that they are absolutely committed to the idea that they should "start." The origin story was pretty clearly the right way to go when we started having comic-book titles (Superman, etc.), and when they are done brilliantly (Batman Begins), they make for great films. … [Read more...]

Kick-Ass Trailer, Posters, SXSW, And WTF?

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It's a rare movie that can get so many people talking about it months before its release. At least, when that movie doesn't have a huge budget, a wildly popular book tie-in, a big player directing, or something driving that discussion. Kick-Ass, however, has some other things going for it. First, it's called Kick-Ass, and nothing starts off that Monday morning water cooler chat like, "Have you … [Read more...]