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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

gendered abuse I have received

Thu, Mar 21, 2019
174 comments

Dude thinks calling me ugly somehow negates my review of Captain Marvel.

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

Fri, Apr 27, 2018
42 comments

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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my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 05, 2018
9 comments

I correctly guessed 15 out of the 24 categories, which is one of my better showings ever, I think.

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Thor: Ragnarok movie review: it’s only the end of the world

Fri, Oct 27, 2017
11 comments

Breezy, jokey, crammed with clever sci-fi ideas; the funniest MCU flick yet. Director Taika Waititi brings a new geeky verve we didn’t realize the series needed.

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curated: everything that’s wrong with Hollywood today.

Sun, Jun 25, 2017
3 comments

This is ridiculous.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie review: 2 same 2 spurious

Thu, Apr 27, 2017
152 comments

Thinks it’s edgy and transgressive, the punk little brother of all those other stodgy comic-book movies, but it isn’t. It’s just slightly more candy-colored.

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