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Ironing Out the Future Iron Man released in May of 2008. Lehman Brothers collapsed in September of that year. Lucky then for Marvel (and then Paramount), whose story of …

Hippie Dippie If ever asked to draw an image of a ‘60s era hippie living in late ‘80s New York, use James Woods’ character in True Believer. He plays …

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: …

Finsky Under the cover of the ‘80s, Weird Science gets away with two 14-ish year old boys showering with a 30-year old woman. It’s the boy’s fantasy after all. …

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 …

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 …

Does Whatever a High Schooler Can Peter Parker battles high school awkwardness as much as he does his nemesis Vulture in Homecoming. The key is awkwardness – not gloom, …

Sokovian Split While a touch rotund in the narrative department and lacking the comic’s political bite, Captain America’s third go-round still pops with energy. The cast, as rounded up …

Civility Ferociously political as Marvel’s movies have been, observant of militarization and surveillance, Civil War may be the least impacted by commentary. Odd, considering the premise. Tony Stark and …

Ultron makes for great Blu-ray material, except for some audio quirks Loaded with characters, motivations, and allegories, Avengers: Age of Ultron may be too much movie, but its ability …

Avengers Re-Assembled Ultron is an assertive villain. Emotive. Cold. Unreal. He is a robot, yes, but not a pre-programmed killer. He (it?) considers the ramifications of his vile actions …