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Knives Out movie review: catch your death of fun (#LFF2019)

Knives Out movie review: catch your death of fun (#LFF2019)

Mon Nov 25 2019, 05:51pm | 0 comments

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Wed May 01 2019, 05:16pm | 0 comments

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

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

Fri Apr 27 2018, 12:20am | 42 comments

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

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

Fri Apr 29 2016, 09:43pm | 39 comments

spoiler alert: about the ending of Snowpiercer

spoiler alert: about the ending of Snowpiercer

Tue Sep 02 2014, 10:24pm | 190 comments

Snowpiercer movie review: hunger train

Snowpiercer movie review: hunger train

Thu Jul 10 2014, 02:53pm | 40 comments

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

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

Sun Apr 06 2014, 06:19pm | 45 comments

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

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

Mon Mar 24 2014, 04:15pm | 55 comments

Michael Shannon will cut you up (The Iceman review)

Michael Shannon will cut you up (The Iceman review)

Thu May 02 2013, 06:13pm | 1 comment

Jackpot (Arme Riddere) (review)

Fri Aug 10 2012, 06:58pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Mark Ruffalo

female gazing at: Mark Ruffalo

Wed May 23 2012, 04:27pm | 15 comments

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

Mon May 07 2012, 06:16pm | 12 comments

question of the day: Are superhero films popular because our real leaders have failed us?

Mon May 07 2012, 11:23am | 0 comments

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

Thu Apr 26 2012, 08:04pm | 1 comment

Marvel Avengers Assemble (trailer)

Thu Mar 01 2012, 11:30am | 0 comments

The Avengers (trailer)

Wed Oct 12 2011, 12:24pm | 0 comments

What’s Your Number? (review)

Fri Sep 30 2011, 03:54pm | 1 comment

What’s Your Number? (trailer)

Mon Sep 26 2011, 03:51pm | 0 comments

Puncture (trailer)

Fri Sep 16 2011, 09:53am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Sebastian Stan

female gazing at: Sebastian Stan

Thu Jul 28 2011, 10:55pm | 0 comments

gorgeous painted ‘Avengers’ posters will make you fall in love with movies again

Thu Jul 28 2011, 05:55pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Tommy Lee Jones

female gazing at: Tommy Lee Jones

Thu Jul 28 2011, 12:49am | 3 comments

female gazing at: J.J. Feild

female gazing at: J.J. Feild

Wed Jul 27 2011, 12:30am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Richard Armitage (again)

Mon Jul 25 2011, 11:26pm | 0 comments

Captain America: The First Avenger (review)

Mon Jul 25 2011, 03:40pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Chris Evans

Tue Jul 12 2011, 12:01pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’

Thu Mar 24 2011, 12:53pm | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Buried’

Wed Nov 10 2010, 12:30am | 0 comments

omg: Lucas Lee vs. the world, in poster form

Mon Aug 16 2010, 02:37pm | 8 comments

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (review)

Wed Aug 11 2010, 11:59am | 458 comments

question of the day: Do super actors make super heroes?

Tue May 18 2010, 10:56am | 9 comments

The Losers (review)

Wed Apr 21 2010, 02:57pm | 11 comments

trailer break: ‘The Losers’

Tue Apr 20 2010, 01:48pm | 6 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Babies,’ ‘Survival of the Dead,’ ‘Princess Kaiulani,’ ‘The Losers,’ ‘The Back-up Plan,’ ‘Ondine’

Mon Apr 19 2010, 04:36pm | 3 comments

Chris Evans is Captain America, Michael Bay takes on ‘Monster Squad,’ Sarah Palin’s TV deal, and more: leftover links

Sat Mar 27 2010, 03:42pm | 8 comments

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (review)

Wed Dec 30 2009, 11:45am | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’ ‘Serious Moonlight,’ ‘Planet 51,’ ‘Brothers,’ ‘The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond’

Mon Nov 16 2009, 04:16pm | 18 comments

Push (review)

Fri Feb 06 2009, 07:11am | 5 comments

Street Kings (review)

Sun Apr 13 2008, 09:30pm | 8 comments

Fantastic Four (review)

Fri Jul 08 2005, 04:35pm | comments off

Cellular (review)

Fri Sep 10 2004, 11:24pm | 0 comments

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