It’s been a strange year for superhero movies. Deadpool connected with people in a big way. Batman and Superman didn’t. Thinkpieces about the end of the superhero movie genre woke up from their winter hibernation to make their annual rounds. In a year already hopping with superhero activity, Captain America: Civil War clears the waters. 13 films…
Well, judging from the opening weekend box office records, statistically you have seen Avengers: Age of Ultron. Seriously, the only film opening better than the Avengers is The Avengers. The culmination of the four previous movies of Marvel’s “phase 2”, Age of Ultron is a 2 1/2 hour juggernaut of a superhero adventure, one which highlights the best and worse…
Crossover! Does any word fill the common viewer with as much excitement and anticipation? Perhaps spinoff… maybe. Crossovers are fun and mostly extend to hypotheticals like Wolverine vs. Terminator? or Boba Fett vs. Alien? or Gypsy Danger vs. Giant Balrog? or Batman vs. Anyone? Most realized crossovers are for TV and occur when a studio…
Here at Rooster Illusion we try not be redundant. As such, we only run multiple reviews of the same movie if opinions vary drastically. For example, both the Tuesday Zone and I have critiqued Zero Dark Thirty, because we disagreed on a few major points. I had only once felt the inclination to re-review a…
Ladies, gentlemen, people who identify as neither of those things, it’s my pleasure to announce that Shelley Kandola’s hiatus has come to an end. Single-Malt movies is back with a vengeance. While you were all out having tea parties and raving about Downton Abbey, she was…well, she was working her ass off at college. But now…
So, a trailer came out for Iron Man 3 this week. Who’s excited? I am. A little background: I saw Iron Man (2008) six times in theaters. In theaters. Then I pre-ordered a special-edition DVD with a metal case. I love Iron Man. He’s a troubled, charismatic genius and a self-made superhero. Those who chose to become…
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