& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 9, 2020 “Iron Man 2” Offers Marvel’s First Stumble Out of the Gate Jon Favreau's 2010 followup to the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also shows the weaknesses of worldbuilding over structure.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 6, 2020 “Iron Man” built a hero – and a blueprint for a franchise 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.
T Categories TV November 12, 2019 The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One” Disney+'s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.
G Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies October 31, 2019 Greed Is Good (And God) in “The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese turned his camera to the grotesque excesses of the ultra-rich in The Wolf of Wall Street.
T Categories Movies July 11, 2019 The Lion King Review: This Pride Is a Sin Never has something looked so photorealistic and felt so fake.
S Categories Movies June 27, 2019 Spider-Man Far From Home Review: Peter Parker’s European Vacation 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.
