I remember when I first saw Spider-Man 2 at the drive-in 14 years ago and initially didn’t like it. It sort of left everything on the table in the way I couldn’t initially process as a viewer, and then it grew on me as time went on. Similarly, I remember watching The Dark Knight in theatres 10…
Tag: Captain America
Civil War is a better Avengers sequel than a Captain America follow-up
I predict with a continuing trend of uber-franchises and mega-sequels we will also see the emergence of co-directors. Joe and Anthony Russo who cut their teeth on ensemble tv-shows like Arrested Development and Community made their big screen debut with the superb Captain America: Winter Soldier. It’s sequel does what Joss Whedon struggled to do…
Thor: The Dark World Review
Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Studio: Disney/ Marvel Studios Production Budget: $170 Million Dollars Running Time: 1 hour, 52 minutes Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Ray Stevenson, Jamie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard, Chris O’Dowd, and Christopher Eccleston Synopsis: The…