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“The Mandalorian” season finale gets us in our feelings

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Season 2 ends with a fanservice-y bang, as the show breaks our hearts while straining under the weight of all its cameos and references.

Megan Sunday Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

“The Mandalorian” Chapter 14 Recap: the Empire strikes back

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Boba Fett returns, the Child is kidnapped, and Robert Rodriguez throws us into the action-packed midpoint of the season.

Megan Sunday Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

“The Siege” is another lore & action-packed episode of “The Mandalorian”

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Some season 1 faces return & we get an idea of why the Child is such a highly coveted bounty.

Megan Sunday Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

“The Mandalorian”: “The Passenger” is filled with chills and critters

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Season 2 continues to lay the groundwork for its broader story, as the show takes another detour to a snowy creature feature.

Megan Sunday Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

“The Chef Show” puts Jon Favreau back in the kitchen again

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Favreau returns with chef Roy Choi for another course of delicious food and relatable tricks of the culinary trade.

Ashley Lara Posted on September 17, 2020September 16, 2020

The Enemy is Too Close to Home in “Iron Man 3”

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A surprisingly insightful, sensitive entry in the MCU explores Tony Stark’s battle with guilt & PTSD.

Beau North Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

“Iron Man 2” Offers Marvel’s First Stumble Out of the Gate

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Jon Favreau’s 2010 followup to the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also shows the weaknesses of worldbuilding over structure.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

“Iron Man” built a hero – and a blueprint for a franchise

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Jon Favreau’s acerbic superhero adventure set the template for the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and rehabilitated Robert Downey Jr. into a movie star once again.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One”

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Disney+’s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019

Greed Is Good (And God) in “The Wolf of Wall Street”

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Martin Scorsese turned his camera to the grotesque excesses of the ultra-rich in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Elle Busko Posted on October 31, 2019October 29, 2019

The Lion King Review: This Pride Is a Sin

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Never has something looked so photorealistic and felt so fake.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Spider-Man Far From Home Review: Peter Parker’s European Vacation

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It doesn’t reach the swinging heights of Homecoming, but Jon Watts’ follow-up gets Marvel’s Phase Four off to a charming enough start.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 27, 2019June 27, 2019
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