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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

Spider-Man: Homecoming movie review: boys and their alien toys

Spider-Man: Homecoming movie review: boys and their alien toys

Fri Jul 07 2017, 12:41am | 50 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

Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction

Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction

Mon Jul 13 2015, 09:19am | 80 comments

Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review: mad science fiction

Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review: mad science fiction

Thu Apr 23 2015, 01:17pm | 106 comments

Where Are the Women? The Judge

Where Are the Women? The Judge

Thu Feb 19 2015, 04:17pm | 4 comments

The Judge movie review: you can go home again

The Judge movie review: you can go home again

Fri Oct 17 2014, 01:27pm | 8 comments

Chef movie review: very tasty

Chef movie review: very tasty

Fri Jun 27 2014, 03:02pm | 11 comments

because too much Tony Stark is never enough

because too much Tony Stark is never enough

Mon May 06 2013, 07:22pm | 0 comments

oh, and here’s why strong female superheroes matter

Thu May 02 2013, 01:54pm | 12 comments

what Tony Stark needs most is a hug (Iron Man 3 review)

what Tony Stark needs most is a hug (Iron Man 3 review)

Thu Apr 25 2013, 02:32pm | 29 comments

Cinema du Sanity: the summer blockbuster issue

Tue Apr 23 2013, 06:24pm | 4 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 16-22 2013

Sun Mar 24 2013, 05:26pm | 0 comments

QOTD: What characters from classic literature would you reboot, and how would you do it?

Fri Feb 15 2013, 10:54am | 0 comments

filthy hobbitses… (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu Nov 29 2012, 11:55pm | 0 comments

“Journalist Wanted. No Pay.” ugh (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat Nov 10 2012, 11:00pm | 0 comments

Innocence of Muslims actress on how she was duped (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon Sep 17 2012, 11:19pm | 0 comments

and now, some not-depressing Batman news (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon Jul 23 2012, 12:09am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Mark Ruffalo

female gazing at: Mark Ruffalo

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

Tony Stark/Iron Man is favorite Avenger, say readers of FlickFilosopher.com

Sat May 19 2012, 02:06pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What is the modern appeal of Sherlock Holmes?

Fri May 18 2012, 09:22am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

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

watch it: Robert Downey Jr. and Nathan Fillion have some Avengers fun

Mon Apr 30 2012, 05:20pm | 0 comments

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

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

question of the day: Why are we obsessed with origin stories?

Tue Mar 13 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (review)

Tue Dec 13 2011, 01:42pm | 1 comment

Sherlock returns!

Thu Dec 08 2011, 05:23pm | 0 comments

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (trailer)

Thu Nov 03 2011, 04:03pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Robert Downey Jr.

Thu Oct 20 2011, 09:59pm | 0 comments

The Avengers (trailer)

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

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

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

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (trailer)

Thu Jul 14 2011, 11:48am | 0 comments

question of the day: How much do posters influence your decision to see a movie (or not)?

Wed Jul 13 2011, 10:04am | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Due Date’

Wed Nov 10 2010, 09:53pm | 0 comments

Due Date (review)

Fri Nov 05 2010, 02:08pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Due Date’

Mon Oct 11 2010, 09:45am | 0 comments

save Paul Rudd; movie apathy; everybody loves ‘Mad Men’; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 01 2010, 12:50pm | 1 comment

female gazing at: Robert Downey Jr.

Tue Jun 15 2010, 10:55am | 25 comments

Killers (review)

Fri Jun 04 2010, 07:07pm | 28 comments

bias update: May 21

Fri May 21 2010, 06:01pm | 0 comments

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

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

bias update: May 14

Fri May 14 2010, 12:32pm | 0 comments

because Hollywood is truly mystified that women might like Robert Downey Jr.

Wed May 12 2010, 04:00pm | 36 comments

bias update: May 7

Fri May 07 2010, 06:59pm | 5 comments

May 7: DVD alternatives to ‘Iron Man 2’

Fri May 07 2010, 06:03pm | 0 comments

Iron Man 2 (review)

Fri May 07 2010, 03:22am | 22 comments

Robert Downey Jr.: biggest movie star on the planet — who’da thunk it?

Tue May 04 2010, 03:21pm | 16 comments

bias update: April 26

Mon Apr 26 2010, 04:01pm | 0 comments

Mickey Rourke as Genghis Khan, Ridley Scott returns to ‘Alien,’ deliver us from Breck Eisner, more: leftover links

Sun Apr 25 2010, 04:01pm | 2 comments

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