Thor (2011)
Hard to call it a superhero film when it is about a Norse god, but given its comic book pedigree, that it’s a Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creation, and Thor’s future inclusion in...
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Source Code (2011)
Oh, how to relate the plot? Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia, Jarhead) stars as Air Force Captain Colter Stevens, a U.S. pilot in the War in Afghanistan who finds himself inhabiting the body of a...
Sucker Punch (2011)
Many questions emerge shortly after walking out of a viewing of Sucker Punch. Perhaps the first and foremost one is, “What the *bleep* was that all about?” There may be a few more thoughts that...
Alien vs. Ninja (2010)
For anyone who ever watched the original Alien and wondered what might happen if the deadly Alien encountered a group of Earth’s elite warriors rather than a hapless commercial vessel full of average joes, we finally...
Fist of Fury (1972) | The Chinese Connection
A quintessential kung fu flick, and it should almost go without saying that, when dealing with Bruce Lee films, it’s worth going out of your way to finding an uncut, restored, well-voiced version, as choosing...
Kick-Ass (2010)
Many before me have commented that Kick-Ass, the movie, is also a kick-ass movie, and I’ll just say that I agree with that assessment. Having been a minor fan of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr....
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
The big screen adaptation of the cult-y Bryan Lee O’Malley comic book is, like its print counterpart, a mash-up of teen pop culture obsessions infused into a young romance storyline. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World works...
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as narcissist hi-tech playboy billionaire Tony Stark, who finds his world popularity surging after his adopted superhero status has caused the longest era of peace on Earth in...
Avatar (2009)
The year is 2154. A powerful Earth corporation discovers and determines to mine a rare and exceedingly valuable metal on a habitable moon called Pandora in a distant planetary system. The only obstacle in...
Terminator Salvation (2009)
The Terminator franchise gets dusted off once again, this time without the one sure-fire way to bring people back again for more, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It doesn’t have that big gun, but somehow, Christian Bale (The Dark...