Ant-Man tells the story of one man’s struggle against an evil corporation – Edgar Wright against Marvel Studios. Most of you know Wright as the director of side-splitting British comedies, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. For his American…
Ant-Man tells the story of one man’s struggle against an evil corporation – Edgar Wright against Marvel Studios. Most of you know Wright as the director of side-splitting British comedies, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. For his American…
Does the Avengers sequel live up to the original?
Five a year For ten years. Fifty quarters For fifty states. Fifty million Americans, each Paying twelve dollars fifty. Optimistic. Hopelessly so. Believing their own exceptionalism. Dreaming that their collection Will one day Be worth more Than thirteen bucks. When…
“Why did I ever hang out with these people?” Early in Furious 7, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez attend a street race: it seems quaint by the series’ now overblown standards. “What’s the point in racing without explosions and deadly…
“Do you think I’m a good actor, Ari?” In HBO’s Entourage, struggling hunk Vincent Chase begs his agent for reaffirmation. “I didn’t sign you because I thought you could act,” replies Ari wryly, “I signed you because you were a…
The Godfather Part III. The Matrix Revolutions. The Dark Knight Rises. Film trilogies are littered with disappointing finales. The Mad Max trilogy was a prime example. The 1979 original was a low-budget muscle car flick: think a scaled-down Fast &…
“I had sex today. Holy shit.” Opening lines of The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Teen movies are usually like cinema popcorn: buttery and stale. Meanwhile, young adult novels rarely ring true. Their voice is too often that of a…