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Movie Review: Same ol’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” or Not
The theory that any movie is improved by the presence of Jon Bernthal gets a stern test in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” As grumpy, crusty, gun-crazy Frank Castle, aka “The Punisher,” reluctant sidekick to Spider-Man, Bernthal curses, sticks his nose … Continue reading
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Series Review: Nic Cage’s a Private Eye Ensnared in “Spider-Noir”
Nicolas Cage dons the hat, mask, leather and goggles and plunges straight into the Spider-Verse in “Spider-Noir,” the latest Marvel spin-off to earn a series treatment. An appearance previewed way back in the animated “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” predicated on … Continue reading
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Movie Review: This “Fantastic Four” take their stumbling, humorless “First Steps”
Comic book cinema goes Mid Century Marvel for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” a sleek and gorgeous looking reboot of this franchise that harks back to Fantastic 4 comic and TV cartoon’s heyday. The film’s true star is production designer … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Marvel’s New “A” Team earns its asterisk — “Thunderbolts*”
It takes a solid hour to get going, and pretty much as long to identify its characters. Good luck if you buy a ticket and show up without more background than you typically need to know for a comic book … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Krap on a kracker? “Kraven the Hunter”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson gets gym-jacked one more time, Russell Crowe auditions for a future Ernest Hemingway at his burliest bio-pic and Alessadro Nivolla trots out the silliest supervillain voice since John Malkovich in “Rounders” for “Kraven the Hunter,” a misguided mess … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Venom: The Last Dance,” and Thank God for That
Well, that’s enough of THAT, thank-you very much. Maybe now that the steadily deteriorating Marvel franchise “Venom” has stuck out its tooth-ringed tongue one last time, we can get our Tom Hardy back. The actor who made his mark in … Continue reading
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