Tag: marvel
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Review: Black Widow
Twenty-four films and 13 years, plus a pandemic, later, Marvel Studios has finally placed the lone female original Avenger at the front of her own cinematic property. Overdue and worthy of inclusion as a standalone film with other espionage favorites like the Bourne series, Black Widow honors Natasha Romanoff as one of the best Avengers,…
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Marvel fans curiosity with action-filled trailer for Shang-Chi
Knowing that our well of Marvel content runs dry on April 23, the studio has finally released the first images and a trailer for the long awaited Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, currently slated for a September 2021 release. We finally start to see a hint of the plot emerge, and even…
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Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War
This review, rather than being posted after the promo show, is being posted after my second screening of the film. This is due to the fact that I had knowledge that there were certain scenes filmed in the IMAX format, and the promo show was only in 3D. Moving on. “Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War” is…
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Deadpool
We lived through the regrettable “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and had our first cinematic experience with Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool a.k.a The Merc With a Mouth. Now, after fan embraced leaked test footage for a real Deadpool movie, it has arrived, and just in time for Valentine’s Day. “Deadpool” was never going to be the PG-13…
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Guardians of the Galaxy
The official film of the summer, “Guardians of the Galaxy” is finally upon us, and it is just as great as promised. Audiences even made this film the highest August opener ever with more than $94 million dollars, handily beating the previous record holder “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
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The Wolverine
“The Wolverine” has the special honor of being technically the sequel to two hated films in the X-Men universe, “”X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “X-Men: The Last Stand.” With that in mind, the lack of marketing up until the last few months and the unsure vibe I was getting from the trailers, I didn’t know what…
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The Amazing Spiderman
Just five years after the last installment of Sam Raimi’s “Spiderman” series, Sony has set out to re-establish the web slinger in theatres. ‘The Amazing Spiderman” opens May 3 and stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spiderman and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. Sally Field and Martin Sheen play Aunt May and Uncle Ben and Rhys…