Watching “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” made me long for a low-budget, indie version of the same movie — one that took out all the numbing action sequences and focused instead on the character’s inner struggle. I also realize this is a ridiculous proposal in my two-star review for RogerEbert.com. Read...
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What the Flick?! — Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Yes, it’s a blockbuster about a comic book character. But “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” manages to be subversive as well as explosive, with strong performances from a great cast....
Read moreEverybody Needs to Calm the F**k Down About Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck will play Batman in the upcoming “Man of Steel” sequel, we learned yesterday, which essentially caused the Internet to implode. My Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of angst-ridden responses to this news, some of which come from legitimately sane people decrying the decision as if it were...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Kick-Ass 2
We realize it just isn’t as much fun as it used to be to watch a young girl cursing and killing people — even if she is played by the adorable Chloe Grace Moretz....
Read moreKick-Ass 2
Universal Pictures Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, crude and sexual content and brief nudity. Running time: 103 minutes. Two stars out of four. Jim Carrey’s character in “Kick-Ass 2,” an ex-mobster and born-again Christian who’s transformed himself into a vigilante crimefighter named Colonel Stars and Stripes, carries a...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Wolverine
In his sixth outing as the metal-clawed mountain of muscle, Hugh Jackman undergoes the kind of existential crisis that’s de rigueur these days for all comic book heroes. I had the pleasure of reviewing “The Wolverine” for RogerEbert.com. Here’s a link to the review ...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — The Wolverine
Our claws are made of real adamantium. And they’re spectacular....
Read moreStudio 11 LA — Wolverine, summer movie bombs
Talking “Wolverine,” and why so many movies have tanked this summer, on Studio 11 LA with the lovely Bobby D. Watch the Video...
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