Tag: chris hemsworth

No, My Queen Men in Black: International exists, like Men in Black II exists. That’s not right. This isn’t Men in Black II bad, rather so routine and draining …

Assembled Over the past decade, Marvel brought audiences toward this melee, beginning in Iron Man’s militaristic fantasy before turning into a wild, uncontrolled spectacle of comic book fiction. Avengers: …

Stark’s Arc The hero of the Marvel universe isn’t Tony Stark. Captain America couldn’t save us all either. Marvel’s movies – some 52 hours of storytelling – belong to …

Looking for Right Set at the 1960’s end, Bad Times at the El Royale plays to its period. It’s a story of seven people coming together inadvertently, each likely …

Assembled, then Disassembled With a decade of build-up, Infinity War goes all out with its spectacle. One computer generated war segues into another, becoming a repetitious and tiring mass …

Like Kevin Bacon? Infinity War makes it easier to appreciate how clean that first Avengers movie was. Another dozen plus Marvel outings on, there’s such a deluge of arcs …

Ragnarocking Thor: Ragnarok shows how versatile the Marvel Universe can be. It’s a slew of beautiful colors, wacky action, and importantly, a stream of comedy. It’s hilarious. Despite the …

Of Space Witches and Strongmen If Marvel ever tapped Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker – the team behind screwball classics The Naked Gun and Airplane – to write a comic book movie, the …

Argumentative Overcompensating and certainly curious, Paul Fieg resets Ghostbusters’ lore with only a fizzling pop rather than a bang. A few moments work – particularly some of the action …

Internet Foolishness Bloated and heavy in senseless visual effects sequences, this remake has few smarts – it’s outright childish and demeaning, sad considering the possibilities it presents. A timid …

Heart of the Beast In the Heart of the Sea’s story peeks at classism in turn-of-the-century Nantucket. Rich, poor. Experienced, inexperienced. Through shared circumstances, those barriers between blue and …

Holiday Blowed Boundaries. Comedies need them. Vacation has none. Chevy Chase-starring Vacation’s were timid films. They’re awkward, uncomfortable, and slightly satirical stabs at families wandering the country (or their …