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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 6, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Previously: It was confirmed, True Believer, that there was going to be an Avengers movie. And okay, maybe word like that got dropped on some geek web site at the time, but I didn’t always follow that stuff; a lot…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Mar 5, 2018

Tron (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

I’ve written articles about films where I’ve made a point to note other movies that were released in the same year. To me, this has been relevant because the 1980s was a pretty great decade when it came to science…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 2, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor (2011)

I have a confession to make: I’m not a big Thor fan. I’m not saying I hate the character, and there have been periods where I picked up the comic (for example, I was really digging what Jason Aaron was…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 1, 2018

Hit or Bomb? March 2018 movie predictions

It may be March, but it’s looking more like summer at the cineplex, due to several big budget sci-fi/fantasy releases this month. Once again, it’s time for us here at the Agony Booth to play armchair box office prognosticators and…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Feb 28, 2018

On watching movies in the age of #MeToo

So… did you hear the latest news about [insert male celebrity accused of sexual misconduct and just plain awful behavior toward women here]? The entertainment world continues to be rocked by revelation upon revelation that some of your…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 27, 2018

Movie Duel: Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat

Welcome back to Movie Duels, in which we watch two dueling movies and offer our eminently qualified opinion of which film, if any, has a reason for existing, and which one should have been left back at the pitch …

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Previously: The post-credits scene of Incredible Hulk implied that we were going to be seeing our first glimpse of the Avengers. Would it be similar to the origin of the team in the comic, which was centered around the hunting…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Previously: Iron Man was tremendously successful both commercially and critically, and we comic book readers in particular loved it. It seemed that our long drought of bad comic book movies was at last over, and Marvel was serious about making…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 21, 2018

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

If any actor can be considered as having fallen from grace over the decades, it’s Chevy Chase. He became an instant star thanks to his work on the first two seasons of Saturday Night Live. His success, not surprisingly,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

On May 2, 2008, history was made: that was the day Iron Man hit theaters in the United States. Up until then, superhero movies had sporadic success as standalone films and self-contained franchises, and seldom did a spin-off ever succeed.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 15, 2018

Black superhero movies, ranked

It’s the eve of the release of Marvel’s Black Panther, widely expected to break multiple box office records, not the least of which being the biggest superhero film of all time starring a black lead. In the tradition of…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 14, 2018

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 2 of 2)

If you missed part one of this article, I’m not responsible for what ensues. 8. Ultron (James Spader), Avengers: Age of Ultron To protect Earth from aliens, Tony Stark creates a hyperintelligent AI with the exact personality of a sarcastic…

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· by Jordon Davis · Feb 12, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 8 of 8)

Previously: Who cares? The movie’s almost over! Indiana Jones has made it to the inner sanctum. His ex and his son have sort of helped. His old friend, Harold Oxley, found and deciphered the riddles of the crystal skull. A…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Feb 8, 2018

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 1 of 2)

Hey there! You like the Marvel Comics movies? You do?! Awesome! I do too! You like the colorful, inspiring heroes? Me too! You like the frenetic action choreography? Me too! You like the seat-rattling CGI spectacle? Me too! You like…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 7, 2018

Looking back at Pleasantville, 20 years later

This year is the 20th anniversary of Gary Ross’s 1998 fantasy/comedy/drama Pleasantville, so what better time to revisit this classic film? Our story begins with shy teenager David (Tobey Maguire) and what seems to be his awkward attempt to…

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· by Steven Birkner · Feb 5, 2018

5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

In a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I wrote that it turned out that one of the least interesting questions about The Force Awakens was “is it a good movie?” The reason is that it was so…

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· by Jordon Davis · Feb 1, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Previously: There was a big chase scene wherein nothing anybody did had any causal relationship with anything that came before. Anyway, our five heroes are sailing to an ancient alien city in a jeep. The adventurers get about thirty seconds…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 31, 2018

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

February looks to be yet another month where a Disney release runs laps around its competitors at the box office. But that’s not going to stop us from once again getting judgmental about this month’s big releases and deciding if…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jan 24, 2018

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 6 of 8)

Previously: Indiana Jones, Marion from the first movie, their son, a crystal skull, John Hurt, aliens, Russians, the Amazon, RPGs, and an amphibious jeep. Indy, Marion and Mutt all bail out of their truck into a WWII-era Ford GPA. It’s…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 22, 2018

Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus on Texas Chainsaw 3-D, My Boyfriend's Back, and more

As Friday the 13th fans will note, this year marks the 25th anniversary of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. This was the ninth entry in the horror series and the first to be distributed by New Line…

Category: Movies

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Tron (1982), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor (2011)

Hit or Bomb? March 2018 movie predictions

On watching movies in the age of #MeToo

Movie Duel: Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

Black superhero movies, ranked

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 2 of 2)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 8 of 8)

All MCU villains, ranked from worst to least worst (part 1 of 2)

Looking back at Pleasantville, 20 years later

5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 7 of 8)

Hit or Bomb? February 2018 movie predictions

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), a recap (part 6 of 8)

Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus on Texas Chainsaw 3-D, My Boyfriend's Back, and more

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