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“Thor: The Dark World” Feels Like MCU Filler

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Thor’s second standalone adventure buckles under the weight of too many characters and a confused directorial hand.

Megan Sunday Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

“Thor” Thunders Onto the Screen as Marvel’s Millennial

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Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespearean tale of a godlike alien shows the cracks in Marvel’s firmament amid its immature protagonist.

Rob Samuelson Posted on April 10, 2020April 9, 2020

Sundance 1/31 Dispatch: Share, Velvet Buzzsaw

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Day 4 of Sundance shows us a neon-lit social media nightmare in Share, as well as Dan Gilroy’s arch, uneven art world critique Velvet Buzzsaw.

Matt Cipolla Posted on February 1, 2019July 2, 2020

“Velvet Buzzsaw” Review: Dan Gilroy Presents a Gallery of Garish Scares

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High art meets low-grade horror in Dan Gilroy’s big, chancey dark satire of the high-priced modern art market.

Dusty Wilson Posted on February 1, 2019August 3, 2020
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