‘Avengers: Endgame’ is prestige superhero entertainment
Movie review: After a slow opening 90 minutes, “Avengers: Endgame” regains its footing as prestige superhero entertainment.
Scarlett Johansson
‘Avengers: Endgame’ is prestige superhero entertainment
‘The Black Dahlia’ (2006) gets explored as a comedy
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Before “I Am the Night,” a 2006 film explored the Black Dahlia case with a different tone.
‘Her’ (2013) is a personal peek into future of AI technology
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Jonze’s film is a stellar example of the 2010s zeitgeist of emerging AI technology.
Heroes pick political sides in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Heroes pick their sides in the third “Captain America” film.
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015) a step down for Whedon
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Joss Whedon’s second “Avengers” film isn’t as good as the first.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ (2014) raises the MCU bar
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The second Cap film raises the bar for the MCU.
Whedon successfully assembles ‘The Avengers’ (2012)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): TV legend Whedon successfully moves into tentpole filmmaking.
‘Iron Man 2’ (2010) doesn’t distinguish itself from the original
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The sequel repeats too many beats from the original.
‘Lost in Translation’ reviews
John’s Throwback Thursday review, March 25, 2021 “Lost in Translation” – Director Sophia Coppola portrays Tokyo in all its unnerving, otherworldly glory, softly illuminating the desperate yet perfect friendship (or is it love?) between lost […]
‘Ghost World’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Living in a melancholy ‘World’ By JOHN HANSEN Nov. 9, 2001 Most films about teenagers take us through the process of disillusionment. A character starts out loving the world, then they […]