Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Review
Two billion dollars on the strength of accumulated franchise capital. Forty characters, the Snap that wasn't depicted, and structural failures.
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2010sCaptain America: Civil War (2016) Review
The Phase 3 inflection point where moral clarity became moral confusion. Spider-Man and Black Panther's introductions as franchise expansion vehicles.
2010sIron Man 2 (2010) Review
Robert Downey Jr.'s strongest moments buried under franchise machinery. Black Widow's intro, War Machine's recasting, and Whiplash wasted.
ComedyThe Snap, The Blip, And The Catastrophe The MCU Refused To Show
Why Infinity War and Endgame collapsed. An essay on Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and the central structural failure that defined the MCU's transition from peak franchise to declining property.
2020sEternals (2021) Review
The Celestials are cosmic-scale beautiful. The rest of the film fails under decorative diversity and two-and-a-half hours of incoherent narrative.
2010sThe Avengers (2012) Review
Joss Whedon's ensemble breakthrough, Tom Hiddleston's Loki, and the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale. The 8.5 reflects honest evaluation of the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale and the entry that…
2000sPoseidon Adventure (2006) Review
Wolfgang Petersen modernized the 1972 disaster classic. Same story, leaner runtime, no religion, upgraded effects.
1970sPoseidon Adventure (1972) Review
Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters, and the founding document of 1970s disaster cinema. The Poseidon Adventure is the founding document of the 1970s disaster genre.
2000sFired Up! (2009) Review
The cheerleading comedy filmed at the LA Arboretum. is funnier than its critical reception, with chemistry between leads carrying the film.
2000sThe Italian Job (2003) Review
The production closed the intersection for seven days, used 300 cars to recreate the gridlock, and ran the sequence with the kind of practical-effects commitment most modern action films have stopped attempting. Gary Gray made a film that loves its…
AdaptationRings of Power Review
The landscapes occasionally earn a 7 in isolation. In Tolkien's legendarium, Galadriel is one of the most powerful beings in Middle-earth.