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*Author’s Note: Like my article on Captain America, this piece was written before I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron and I decided not to alter it to accommodate that film.* Starting with Iron Man back in 2008, Marvel decided to bring the world of comic books to movie screens in a way no one had […]
Are the Avengers Assembling Again?
Marvel wants to call in the Avengers again. Variety published a long article about the many woes facing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from bad CGI to market saturation, and while the piece did its best to shield the company (no mention of its focus on identity politics, making sure to end with a quote calling Kevin […]
REVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 6 “So This is Christmas?”
Hawkeye’s finale, “So This is Christmas?” is a fitting end for the miniseries in that it has a few good moments, and a better story is aching to break through, but it’s caught in a mire of boring plotlines, weightless action, unsatisfying character arcs, and some of the laziest fight scenes this side of Iron […]
REVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 5 “Ronin”
“Ronin,” the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, is maybe the worst yet. It’s little more than connective tissue, a series of dull scenes that move characters into place for the finale, but not in exciting or fun ways. There are plot developments that further diminish what should have been the series’ focus and a heaping helping […]
REVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 4 “Partners, Am I Right?”
Every so often, a show will deliver an episode that, though unintentionally, perfectly encapsulates the series as a whole. “Partners, Am I Right?” is that for Hawkeye, at least so far. It gives the characters a breather after last week’s action-heavy episode, and while a few meaningful moments make the break worthwhile, it’s mostly a […]
REVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 3 “Echoes”
“Echoes” is the most frustrating kind of episode. On the one hand, it’s easily the best Hawkeye’s been yet and has some excellent character work and a fun action sequence. However, it’s also got the show’s shortcomings in full effect, and the contrast teases what Hawkeye could have and should have been while being weighed […]