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Kinetic Directing Failed to Improve ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’
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Kinetic Directing Failed to Improve ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’

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 / 21 January 2019

Flashy directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor attempted to make Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance more exciting than its predecessor, but their style sapped the energy that fueled the flame.

‘Thor’ Blasted the Comic Book Superhero Genre Away from Earth
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‘Thor’ Blasted the Comic Book Superhero Genre Away from Earth

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 / 8 November 2018

Kenneth Branagh's Thor (2011) took the largely Earth-based, sci-fi genre into the realm of supernatural space fantasy, leading the way for a wider array of comic book superhero films.

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Overt Gender Politics Makes ‘Molly’s Game’ Seem Like a Timely Film

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 / 2 February 2018
Forcing Connections in ‘100 Streets’
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Forcing Connections in ‘100 Streets’

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 / 13 January 2017
100 Streets offers four groups of people who have nothing to do with each other than, well, the fact that they have to.
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‘Pacific Rim’ Is Positively Godzillian

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 / 12 July 2013
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Which Portrayal Is Fairer to the Sexes?

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 / 3 August 2010
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New Jurisdiction: How Will the Dark, Brooding ‘Luther’ Fare Stateside?

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 / 19 July 2010
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The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

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 / 29 March 2009
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OMG – The 20 Worst Films of 2008

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 / 14 January 2009
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RocknRolla

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 / 31 October 2008
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‘Rocknrolla’ Marks Ritchie’s Return

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 / 30 October 2008
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Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

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 / 9 September 2008