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Marvel

Where Are the Women? Avengers: Age of Ultron

Fri, Apr 24, 2015
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Like many of the others in the Marvel franchise, this movie depicts women as well-rounded people with lives, stories, and problems independent of men. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review: mad science fiction

Thu, Apr 23, 2015
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Not without problems, but continues the Avengers tradition of big, bold blockbusters that don’t need to toss away thoughtfulness to remain pure popcorn fun.

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The Divergent Series: Insurgent movie review: being human

Tue, Mar 17, 2015
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Sneakily undercuts tropes of the young-adult hero’s journey. But in a more adventurous movie environment, this wouldn’t feel this fresh as it does.

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even The New York Times has given up on quality film journalism

Thu, Aug 14, 2014
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Two well-off white men on class warfare, what’s good for women in Hollywood, and — most importantly — some movies they haven’t even seen yet.

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Benedict Cumberbatch gonna play Brian Epstein (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Nov 02, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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will Tony Stark see The Dark Knight Rises this weekend? (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Jul 20, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Benedict Cumberbatch outed as a nerd! (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, May 24, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Marvel Avengers Assemble (trailer)

Thu, Mar 01, 2012
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“Marvel Avengers Assemble” makes me think of “Thunderbirds. Are. Go!” Or “Wonder Twins powers activate!”

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question of the day: Are Marvel’s X-Men human?

Tue, Jan 03, 2012
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In a lawsuit that sounds more like a raucous fanboy debate than a legal proceeding, Marvel’s own lawyers are insisting that the mutant superpowered characters from X-Men are not, in fact, human…

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

Thu, Jul 28, 2011
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Marvel’s new painted Avengers posters are making me remember that part of what made me fall in love with movies when I was a kid was the posters.

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