I guess the summer movie season has officially kicked off (or did so last week, depending where you live) with the release of Kenneth Branagh’s take on Marvel’s “Thor.” For my money, it’s a pretty respectable start — an uneven but refreshingly uncynical popcorn adventure that announces a major star in the shape of Chris […]
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Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:54 pm · May 7th, 2011
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REVIEW: “Thor” (***)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:49 am · April 30th, 2011
As superheroes go—and go they do, with alarming frequency, at the cape-wearers’ convention that the multiplex has become in recent years—Thor, or at least the Marvel-authored Artist Formerly Known As Norse God Thor, is more super than most. Where most beloved superheroes are humans (at least ostensibly so) who grow into their superhuman powers as […]
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COMIC-CON: ‘Captain America’ teases, ‘Thor’ hammers, ‘Avengers’ assemble
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:28 pm · July 24th, 2010
Hall H was humming by the time Marvel Entertainment honcho Kevin Feige took the stage for the highly anticipated “Captain America” and “Thor” panels this afternoon. And for the comic book masses waiting with bated breath for any sliver of info, it was ecstasy. For me…not so much. Director Joe Johnston and stars Chris Evans […]
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5/18 Web Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · May 18th, 2009
• “Star Trek” looks to be a hit off-world. [The Carpetbagger] • It looks like Kenneth Branagh and Marvel have found their Thor: Chris Hemsworth from “Star Trek.” [Deadline Hollywood Daily] • Jeff Sneider takes a long, hard look at the MTV Movie Awards. [Examiner.com] • Tom O’Neil poses the obvious question: Will “Angels & […]
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