Avengers: Endgame (2019)
“”I know I said no more surprises, but I was really hoping to pull off one last one.” To say that I’ve never seen another film quite like Avengers: Endgame would […]
Tag Archives: Anthony Mackie
The Hate U Give (2018)
“It is impossible to be unarmed when our blackness is the weapon they fear.” My head turned to see a middle-aged black woman some rows back with a young man, […]
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
“The fate of the universe is at stake.” Too many moviegoers are too easily appeased by what they simply want, and to remedy this epidemic of the mostly unearned praise […]
Detroit (2017)
“I’m as real as real can get.” Police brutality has long been a touchy subject in cinema and culture. How do you condemn the worst without offending the rest of […]
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
“Say something. If you don’t you’ll regret it.” In recent years, comic books adaptations have taken the path of big bank bailouts. Greedy and heartless. Too big to fail. Marvel […]
The Night Before (2015)
“Sometimes, being uncomfortable can be a good thing.” The Night Before is a sloppy movie and as atypical of your standard clichéd Christmas fodder as you can get. Parts sag under […]
Love the Coopers (2015)
“I have a fear that I’m an impostor.” I’m an easy sucker for Christmas movies, the good and the bad, and it’s my favorite time of the year because of the […]
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
“How far are you behind?” I hated this movie. I hated the story, hated the directing, hated the acting. Our Brand Is Crisis doesn’t know that though. It’s a film that thinks it’s […]
Ant-Man (2015)
“One question… Is it too late to change the name?” At the end of Ant-Man, after the two post-credit scenes finish, we get a proclamation as awkward as the rest of the […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
“I think you’re confusing peace for quiet.” Marvel needs to look hard in the mirror and seriously ask itself what it is trying to do. As is the case with […]
