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Nov. 24, 2024

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Infinity stones crash course: their history, abilities

Going into “The Avengers: Infinity War,” a common recurring trend on the internet has been the famous “Where is the Soul Stone” meme. This refers to the sixth Infinity Stone, which has been absent from the Infinity gems that have…

Outsider’s perspective on Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Marvel Universe is a very fascinating movie franchise. The way the franchise evolves the storyline through new movies is a great way to tell the story of all the different heroes that reside within the MCU. Of course, the…

MCU film that too many fans often forget about

More than any other Avenger, the Incredible Hulk  seems to have been shortchanged of his potential in terms of standalone movies. His only solo adventure is one that has been largely forgotten in the eyes of Marvel fans and the…

What Marvel does that others fail to replicate

Ever since Nick Fury waltzed into Tony Stark’s living room in 2008’s “Iron Man,” fans have been salivating at the prospect of a fully connected cinematic universe featuring Marvel’s greatest heroes. Ten years and 18 films later, the Marvel Cinematic…

Krasinski gets ambitious with ‘A Quiet Place’, but it doesn’t always work

3/5 Stars “A Quiet Place” is directed by and stars John Krasinski (“Detroit”) who, in his non-directorial debut, plays the patriarch of a family living in a New Paltz-esque area who is attempting to survive. Their world has been plagued…

Pixar’s ‘Incredibles’ sequel blends generation gap

With “Incredibles 2” coming out in June, the movie is proving, once again, that Pixar can delay a sequel almost a decade later and still get the masses to want to see the movie. The original “Incredibles” film came out…

‘Legion’ continues to blow minds in season 2 premiere

4.5/5 Stars While not as good as its predecessor, 2017 was still one of the best years for television in a very long time, seeing the birth of over a dozen new, original, but most of all creative TV shows….

Steven Soderbergh making best work of career after retiring

4.5/5 Stars “Unsane” is the next film from Steven Soderbergh (“Logan Lucky”), and in his triumphant return to Hollywood mainstream filmmaking, he continues to show that he is now just going to do whatever he wants. This time, he shot…

Krasinski completes his reinvention in ‘A Quiet Place’

3.5/5 Stars These days, it is hard to find a great original horror product like “Get Out” (2017) playing in theaters and not run into something that is an unnecessary extension of a franchise. To be fair, though, today is…

‘Love, Simon’ falls into generic areas, but shines overall

Rating: 4 / 5 stars Over the last few years, the world has proven it will welcome films about homosexual relationships with open arms, from “Blue is the Warmest Color” (2013) to last year’s “Call Me By Your Name.” Adapted…