• May 1, 2015
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

I’m the first person to admit that I’m not the target audience of the torrent of superhero movies that have been pouring into theaters the last decade or two....

• December 9, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Every movie faces the challenge of engaging and immersing its audience, but comic book movies have two groups to satisfy; the devoted fans and the casual viewer. Ideally the...

• October 13, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Andrew Garfield once again steps into Spidey’s suit (and Peter Parker’s shoes), this time dealing with a pair of nefarious foes – Jamie Foxx’s nerd-turned-villain Electro, and Dane DeHaan’s...

• May 27, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

The formula is so simple – great actors playing great characters in a great film with great effects and a really great screenplay – that’s it’s amazing so many...

• April 4, 2014
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

As we all know, there has been a barrage (quite literally… SLAM! BANG! POW!) of superhero movies lately. Audiences can’t seem to get enough, even to the point of...

• November 8, 2013
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

Chris Hemsworth is pretty, I’ll admit that. Pretty enough where he is becoming another Matthew McConaughey, where he is required at least one gratuitous shirtless scene in each movie...

• September 26, 2012
• Action, At Home, Fantasy

Honestly, this is a bonafide summer blockbuster that totally lives up to its hype, successfully reboots an already-successful franchise and actually outdoes its not-so-distant predecessors. Under the skilled and...

• May 5, 2012
• Action, At Home, Family

Director Joss Whedon brings his trademark smarts and the sass – honed on iconic TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly – to this long-awaited big-screen teaming...

• July 21, 2011
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

Remember those ads in the back of comic books that showed a scrawny, 90-pound weakling getting sand kicked in his face by a bully? Well, that’s Steve Rogers (Chris...

• June 3, 2011
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

Packed as much with action and special effects as it is rich in story and detail for fans and newbies alike, X-Men: First Class delivers a summer-movie experience more...

• May 7, 2010
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

I enjoyed Iron Man for what it was, a sort of snarky super-hero movie that actually starred adults for a change. Robert Downey, Jr., with his affected narcissism, was...

• May 2, 2009
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

Chronicling, as the title makes clear, the “origins” of Logan/Wolverine and his long-standing love/hate relationship with his increasingly ferocious brother, Victor “Sabretooth” Creed (Liev Schreiber), the film covers all...