When it comes to origin stories, Rogue from X-Men has a pretty good one. She started out as a villain in her 1981 comic debut, before switching teams to work with Professor X and his crew of noble mutants. From there, she went on to help save the world about a bajillion times—all while keeping […]
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Film review: Black Panther
Ryan Coogler is 31 years old. That means he was 24 when he made Fruitvale Station, his first film with Michael B. Jordan (and his first film); 27 when he rebooted the Rocky franchise, of all things, with Creed; probably not yet 30 when he was handed Black Panther, the latest entry in the infinite […]
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Movie review: Thor: Ragnarok
It’s one thing to cast Robert Redford or Michael Keaton as unorthodox villains in superhero films—veterans playing against type, a bit of capital-A acting in with all the Chrises and women just collecting paycheques. It’s quite another to make the Big Bad Cate Blanchett, who is more awesome—in real-life talent and here in Thor: Ragnarok—than […]
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Spider-Man: Homecoming is effervescent, witty and fun
The third time is actually the charm for Spider-Man, which has five bad movies to its name in a bizarre, expensive and long-running attempt to turn this cartoon into a high-quality living thing. Andrew Garfield was in his 30s as Peter Parker; Tobey Maguire was 26 when he started this whole mess off in 2002. […]
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Stand up Comics
The hero of the Dartmouth comic book shop scene, Giant Robot Comics’ Darryl Wall, says he’s never really grown up. “I love comic books and toys, and I didn’t want to get a regular, nine-to-five office job, and being able to talk to people about comic books all day sounded pretty awesome,” he says. Wall […]