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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Eleven years ago the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born when Nick Fury turned up at Tony Stark’s house to talk to him about the Avengers Initiative. It’s been a long road to this point, but much like the three-hour AVENGERS: … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Brie Larson, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Marcus, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Russo Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen McFeely
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Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING is a case of too many cooks. This isn’t surprising considering this is a joint venture between Marvel (who provide the universe the film inhabits, plus that stamp of quality) and Sony (who retain the characters and the … Continue reading
Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Isn’t it nice when something lives up to expectations? CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR is not just as spectacular as we’ve come to expect from a Marvel movie, but it’s a grown-up, layered and very well-told story up there with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mackie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Christopher Markus, DC, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Martin Freeman, Marvel, Movies, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr, Sebastian Stan, Stephen McFeely, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Russo Brothers, Tom Holland, William Hurt
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A Few Thoughts More: Avengers: Age of Ultron
The following contains spoilers for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. I’ve seen Marvel’s second super-team-up a few times now, and my initial reaction (it’s alright, I guess…) remains much the same. Let’s get into a few more things I picked up … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Claudia Kim, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Gwyneth Paltrow, J-Horror, James Spader, Josh Brolin, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Movies, Natalie Portman, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey Jr, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Series Retrospective: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ten films, six years, and two distinct phases later and Marvel are sitting pretty as kings of the proverbial movie castle. Try and cast yourself back to before Tony Stark strapped on his first scrappy suit of armour to escape … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Taylor, Ang Lee, Anthony Mackie, Batman Begins, Ben Kingsley, Blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Nolan, Comedy, Don Cheadle, Drew Pearce, Edward Norton, Film, Flash Gordon, Game of Thrones, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guy Pearce, Hamlet, Hayley Atwell, Horror, Hugo Weaving, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, James Bond, James Gunn, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Kat Dennings, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Feige, Liv Tyler, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Mickey Rourke, Movies, Natalie Portman, Patrick Doyle, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Rockwell, Satire, Scarlett Johansson, Shane Black, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Tim Roth, Tom Hiddleston, Tommy Lee Jones, Watchmen, William Hurt, X-Men
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Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
You’ve got to hand it to Marvel, they haven’t played it safe for a while. For me though, the risky elements of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER don’t quite pay off as they should. Following the events of THE AVENGERS, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mackie, Anthony Russo, Bourne, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Fast & Furious, Film, Iron Man 3, Joe Russo, Marvel, Movies, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, Thriller
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Top 3: Song Kang-ho
This article was originally published on Subtitled Online November 2012. A favourite of Park Chan-wook, having appeared in four of his films, and of Bong Joon-ho, having starred in two of his films – with one more (Bong’s English-language debut) … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Subtitled Online
Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Charlie Chaplin, Chris Evans, Film, John Hurt, JSA: Joint Security Area, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Jee-woon, Ko Ah-sung, Lee Byung-hun, Memories of Murder, Movies, Park Chan-wook, Sergio Leone, Snowpiercer, Song Kang-ho, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Good the Bad the Weird, The Host, Thirst, Tilda Swinton, World Cinema
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