The original "Ghostbusters" films were not constructed to kick off a huge franchise with regular installments akin to Marvel films. Those original two films were tightly crafted comedies dripping in satire and dry wit thoroughly unfit for that treatment. Yet, four decades later, because those films have a recognizable name and famous iconography, that seems... Continue Reading →
"Ant-Man" has never been one of Marvel's heavy hitters, but Paul Rudd's depiction of the Scott Lang version of the character has gained fan appeal especially in studio's team-up films like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Endgame." The "Ant-Man" franchise remains to be an anomaly, now that it has completed a trilogy. The first... Continue Reading →
After Ghostbusters II, the film franchise has been beleaguered by false starts and a myriad of setbacks that prevented Ghostbusters III from being made, complicated by its studio's hasty decision to reboot the franchise in 2016 with complete disregard for quality control in terms of that film's narrative, look, and comedy. So, there was much... Continue Reading →
I recently re-watched "Avengers: Endgame," only to realize I never did a formal review on the film when it came out. In fact, I haven't reviewed any "Avengers" films on this site. So I thought it would be fun to see if the film holds up, close to two years after it was released. And... Continue Reading →
Pretty regularly, Netflix will attach a big name celebrity to something exclusive and weird, like Jonah Hill and Emma Stone's limited series, "Maniac" and Meryl Streep's dramady "The Landromat." While Netflix remains to be a place underappreciated actors like Natasha Lyonne of "Russian Doll" fame can break out into prominence, it's also been able to... Continue Reading →
Yes, I'm finally reviewing this. It's been a whole week since this came out, meaning that I've missed the Google search engine wave for this film by, say, three weeks when you account for early reviews. But I talked about this film last week in my box office predictions column, so here you go! The... Continue Reading →
"The Avengers: Infinity War" bought Marvel/Disney a lot of good will, bringing audiences the villain they always dreamed of in Thanos, and delivering an ending that simultaneously leaves room for an even better sequel, while also keeping us on the edge of our seats. But I'm not sure I love the film enough to really... Continue Reading →
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