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‘Iron Man’ Sits Indisputably in Club of Highest-Rated Superhero Movies of All...
CHICAGO– Move over, Superman. This lush, high-octane playboy never tasted so good.Robert Downey Jr. fittingly opens “Iron Man” with a cocktail in hand and all the arrogance in the world. As the story...
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‘Speed Racer’ Condemns Franchise Dignity, But Delivers Sensorial Explosion
CHICAGO– While Hollywood slapped “PG” on the hotly anticipated “Speed Racer” to line its pocketbooks with the widest hodgepodge of people (ahem: kids) everywhere, those same kids will leave the theater...
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Superhero Film ‘Hancock’ With No Superhero Ancestry Proves Bold But Deadly...
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– With superhero films as hot in 2008 as psychedelics were in the 1960s, the new blockbuster superhero film “Hancock” fits in with the label but without any of the ancestry. While...
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Following ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ Regresses From...
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– Hellboy is plugged as the world’s brawniest, kitten-loving superhero. While that paradox is supposed to be both funny and action packed, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” from famed...
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Despite Some Superfluous Story, ‘Iron Man 2’ Delivers Hollywood Oomph
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– “Iron Man 2” with returner Robert Downey Jr. and newcomer Scarlett Johansson does what it can within the confines of what it has to do. The Hollywood machine has trained us to...
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Mixed Bag of Marvel Tricks in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– Whew. There is so much going on in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” that you practically need a program to keep up with the players. This mixed bag has overwrought comic book action,...
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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ More Exhausting Than Exhilarating
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– “The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” is another overstuffed, action packed CGI addled slugfest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. but the effects are exhausting instead of...
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Spins a Web of Fun
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Summer movies should be fun, and the superhero craze has Marvel Studios combining their adventures with a little joy. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” mostly contains that big high...
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Epic Comic Book Story in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– Coming off the multi-textured “Black Panther,” Marvel Studios now turns its assignment towards an Avengers movie, and man, everything is on the table. This overstuffed, somewhat...
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Journey to Conclusion is the Thrill of ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Rating: 4.5/5.0CHICAGO– When it comes down to this, and the creators do it right, there is no more satisfying conclusion than “Avengers: Endgame.” Admirers of this magnificent Marvel (Studios) Universe...
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