Give and Take in Superhero Cinema
The other day I was talking to a friend and he brought up the idea that there’s no such thing as a perfect movie, arguing that the best films have flaws that enhance them rather than sully them. In principle, I disagree with this (a Hitchens quote comes to mind: “It’s only true if you […]
A Little Old-Fashioned
*Author’s Note: This piece was written before I saw Avengers: Age Of Ultron and, as a result, doesn’t discuss Captain America’s latest MCU appearance. I find that the movie validates my thesis here, though.* During the World War II era, Captain America made a lot of sense. In a time of clear delineations between good […]
The Russo Brothers Blame Superhero Fatigue on Everything But Bad Movies
The Russo Brothers are joining the Hollywood chorus in insisting that everything is to blame for people turning away from movies except the movies. In an exclusive talk with GamesRadar, the online wing of British entertainment magazine Total Film, at the Sands: International Film Festival in Scotland, the Russos denied the existence of “superhero fatigue” […]
Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Cinemas is Struggling
In 2022, Kevin Smith and some friends bought Atlantic Cinemas, a movie theater in Atlantic Highlands near Smith’s hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey. The idea was to preserve a treasure of his youth, and since rechristening it Smodcastle Cinemas, Smith has played classic movies – along with some of his own, of course – […]
REVIEW: Extraction 2 (2023)
Extraction 2 lives up to its promise; it’s an exhilarating action movie that manages to top its excellent predecessor in both suspense and spectacle. It also features three-dimensional characters who feel like real people with human motivations and desires amid the fantastical action sequences, and that includes the villain. At its heart is an actor […]
Final Extraction 2 Trailer Doesn’t Stop Moving
Tyler Rake is bringing the summer movie season to the small screen. Netflix has released the final trailer for Extraction 2, the sequel to their 2020 action extravaganza. Produced by the Russo Brothers (and written by Joe Russo), Extraction 2 follows Australian mercenary Tyler Rake, fully recovered from his near-death at the end of the […]