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Captain America The First Avenger

Avengers: Infinity War movie review: it’s all been leading to this

Fri, Apr 27, 2018
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Ten years of Marvel superheroism culminates in a battle for the universe itself. Exhausting, bitterly humorous, and gripped in a stunning finality, it’s almost too much to take in, yet somehow not enough.

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Captain America: Civil War movie review: the consequences of superpowers

Fri, Apr 29, 2016
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Tough, unanswerable human questions frame spectacular, innovative action sequences that are like superhero ballets. This series just keeps getting better.

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what’s on Captain America’s catch-up list… and what *should* be on it?

Sun, Apr 06, 2014
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If you could add one thing to Steve’s list that he absolutely must catch up with in order to be considered a with-it 2010s kind of guy, what would it be?

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier review: politics in our peanut butter

Mon, Mar 24, 2014
55 comments

Stuns me with its scathing commentary on the real world today, wrapped up in what is some of the most delicious, most comic-booky fantasy ever.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer: cold comfort

Fri, Oct 25, 2013
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It’s cute how old-fashioned Steve is: “I thought the punishment usually came after the crime.” “This isn’t freedom. This is fear.” Adorable.

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Pain and Gain review: American nightmare

Tue, Aug 27, 2013
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A bleak, bitter, wicked pleasure that holds up the underpinnings of modern America — self-help, Jesus, and violence — for ridicule.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 02-08 2013

Sun, Feb 10, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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Avengers Assemble (aka Marvel’s The Avengers) (review)

Thu, Apr 26, 2012
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How many superheroes spoil the broth? More than six, apparently, at least when Joss Whedon is wrangling them.

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question of the day: Has Hollywood abandoned young men?

Tue, Nov 15, 2011
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Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor, Green Lantern, X-Men, Captain America, etc. This is what 2011 looks like at the movies. In what way can it be construed that young men are “endangered” at the box office?

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question of the day: Has 2011 been the best year for science fiction films ever?

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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I must confess that the notion didn’t even cross my mind till Scott Weinberg put forth the suggestion at Movies.com…

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