The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) must have seemed an audacious undertaking by those who first heard the plan. Only the James Bond, Star Wars, and Star Trek franchises can rival the underlying method (besides the DC Universe, which may be dead already, and is a sloppy copy of the MCU using DC’s characters). But even […]
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
05 May 2015
The history of blockbusters is littered with poor sequels that were only sharp enough to pierce our expectations. These movies deflate. Like a beach ball that pops as soon as it touches the hot sand, we, the movie faithful, suckers that we are, are always in search of good times that are too rarely had. […]