‘Avengers: Endgame’ Culminates 2010’s Pop Culture Phenomenon
Avengers: Endgame has the most crowd-pleasing finalé to a long-running pop culture series ever made.
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Animated ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Is a Pop-Art Masterpiece
Animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse uses unique, groundbreaking animation techniques and engages with the most ‘out-there’ comic book concepts to tell a hilarious, relatable, timely coming-of-age story.
Cue the Music: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
James Gunn crafts a deeply flawed film, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which digs deep into daddy issues, is still entertaining, visually gorgeous, and likable.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: The Apocalypse of Comic Book Films
The filmmakers’ attempt to mask X-Men: Apocalypse’s lack of purpose and thematic unity with a stunning density of characters, plot lines, and fan service. But we see behind the mask.
Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Ages Well
Joss Whedon defied expectations with his ambitiously muted, psychological approach to Avengers: Age of Ultron but despite his best intentions and genuinely interesting vision, this would be his only effort with Marvel Studios. It was a good effort.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’: A Black and White Morality in a Politically Grey Time
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is inspired by paranoid political thrillers of the '70s, making it the most radical departure from the tried-and-true MCU formula up to that point.
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Doesn’t Recognize Its Own Strength
James McAvoy's impressive acting and fleeting moments of powerful imagery dazzle in M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, but that can't make up for the film's shattered second half.
Cartoon Film ‘The Punisher’ Is Like ‘Friends’ but with Lowlives and a Homicidal Neighbor
At times Jonathan Hensleigh's film is ultra-violent and unpleasant, while at other times it is jokey or farcical, while still at other times it strikes a muddled balance between very silly material and deathly serious performances.