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Wolverine

Logan movie review: wounded Wolverine, dangerous beast

Mon, Feb 27, 2017
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The X-Men series — the entire superhero genre — has never seen a film like Logan before: raw, rageful, tormented, human. Best of the series yet.

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things wot we learned from the 2013 summer movies

Fri, Aug 30, 2013
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Have you been paying attention to what the movies have been saying — what the movies have really been saying — all summer? Here’s a refresher.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 17-23 2013

Sat, Aug 24, 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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The Wolverine review: prickly on the outside, cuddly on the inside

Mon, Jul 22, 2013
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There’s plenty of good summer popcorn fun, with fresh and exciting action setpieces, but this is mostly an intimate story about Logan, as a mutant and as a man.

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London photo of the day: Kaiju Wolverine?

Wed, Jul 17, 2013
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That’s what it looks like was busting out of ground in Leicester Square this afternoon

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The Wolverine (trailer)

Thu, Mar 28, 2013
11 comments

Or, Logan Goes to Japan and Becomes a Real Boy.

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question of the day: What 2013 movie are you most looking forward to?

Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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Let’s get our geek on for the coming year!

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question of the day: Is two versions of a movie — one for kids and one for adults (like Hugh Jackman wants for ‘Wolverine’) — a good idea?

Fri, Oct 14, 2011
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Would that make it too confusing to know which is the “real” version? Or would it be barely different from the “director’s cut” versions we often get on DVD?

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question of the day: What is the most dangerous “advice” you’ve ever gleaned from a movie?

Wed, Oct 12, 2011
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I think close to the top of the list must be the notion that you could walk calmly and slowly away from a nearby explosion without incurring severe injury.

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Will Smith as Robin Hood?; a Wolverine with depth?; ‘Narnia’ upsets Jesus-y types; more: leftover links

Sun, Dec 12, 2010
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Plus: a whole ton of stuff about Wikileaks and Julian Assange…

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