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Tagged: Scarlett Johansson

· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 25, 2019

10 female-led action movies that prove Elizabeth Banks is wrong

A couple of Fridays ago, the latest reboot of Charlie’s Angels was released, and to no one’s surprise, including director/writer/supporting actor Elizabeth Banks, it bombed. Hard. No one was asking for another Charlie’s Angels and I have no clue how…

· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 22, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #10 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 1 of 4)

So the San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and the first thing that struck me was how nobody I’m following on Twitter, none of my Facebook friends, and none of the “news media” hyped up anything related to actual…

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Apr 30, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of 10 years and 18 movies’ worth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and stars… far too many people to list. Almost every important character from the MCU pops up in this film to face…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

When one thinks about the Avengers, there are only a handful of villains that come to mind who can pose a true challenge. Loki was an excellent choice for the first film; he was known to people who saw Thor…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Previously: I was dreading Marvel’s 2014 films, especially after the lackluster 2013 entries in the series. You might be asking yourself what I was dreading, seeing as I loved the first Captain America movie so much. The answer is simple:…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 8, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Avengers (2012)

Four years. Four years since that teaser at the end of the Iron Man credits, where Nick Fury teased the “Avengers Initiative”. Four years and here it was, the movie that nerds worldwide had been waiting for. Don’t get me…

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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 Jordon Davis · Nov 29, 2017

Superheroes, ranked (in order of Jewish-ness)

This Halloween, more children than ever dressed up as their favorite superheroes, according to a statistic I just made up. It makes sense for children to aspire to be powerful, respected bats and metal drunks. But my family is Jewish,…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 31, 2017

Hit or Bomb? June 2017 movie predictions

Welcome to June! We’re now in the thick of the summer movie season, with all the unwanted reboots and sequels a moviegoer could ever want. Once again, we at the Agony Booth are here to judge which releases this month…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 1, 2017

Hit or Bomb? March 2017 movie predictions

It’s a new month, and time for another batch of box office predictions. We’ve finally escaped the movie dumping grounds better known as January and February and entered that time of the year when there’s at least some small chance…

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· by Jonathan Campbell · May 9, 2016

Captain America: Civil War (2016): A bit too familiar

“It’s a bit depressing to look at this film and all previous entries and realize that our heroes have spent just as much time fighting each other as they have saving the world, often from threats that somehow connected back to them anyway.”

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· by Jonathan Campbell · Apr 26, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

“‘More of the same’, though I’d still say it was better overall than the previous Avengers movie and trumps it on most levels.”

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· by Ivan K · Feb 24, 2015

Under the Skin (2013)

“This film finds one note and plays it until we’re either deaf or dead from boredom.”

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· by Sursum Ursa · Feb 6, 2015

VIDEO: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Riddle me this, Marvel fans: what do Captain America movies tell you about being a man? It's a friendship and teamwork extravaganza, don't you know.

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· by Unusual Suspect · Jan 15, 2015

VIDEO: Home Alone 3 (1997)

The Suspect takes a look at the last theatrical release of the Home Alone series: Home Alone 3. Is it really as bad as everyone makes it out to be?

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· by Cecil Trachenburg · Dec 24, 2014

VIDEO: Clonus vs. The Island

Cecil begins a new series called "Vs.", where he'll take two movies that have a major similarity, and talk about what they have in common and what they do differently. This episode goes into the legal battle between the makers of Parts: The Clonus Horror and The Island, and breaks down some of the major similarities between the films.

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· by Joshua Bell · Aug 13, 2014

Lucy (2014): Scarlett Johansson becomes God

“Only once is the idea even brought up that maybe the world ‘isn’t ready for this’, which is immediately shot down with a line that made me want to stand up and cheer: ‘Knowledge doesn’t cause chaos; ignorance does.’”