A Conservative’s Review of Iron Man 2: Woman Power
The primary villain in Iron Man 2 is Anton Vanko (Mickey Rourke), also known as Whiplash. He is introduced in a tiny, dark, and…
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The Conversion of Tony Stark: A post-‘Infinity War’ review of Iron Man
When I think of “woke” movies, Iron Man is not the first movie that comes to mind. Woke movies are socially conscious. More than…
Robert Downey Jr. Bringing Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth to Hulu
Deadline reports that Hulu has given a pilot order to Sweet Tooth, a drama based on characters created for DC Vertigo by Jeff Lemire.…
Extreme Romance Tales in the Time of COVID-19
Here are ten movies with love stories that avoid all the typical romantic cliches. Love in extremis and other situations in the movies, detailed in ten chapters: …
MCU Movies Ranked: #3 Avengers Endgame (2019)
#3 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. This is more built like a traditional movie with a recognizable three act structure than Avengers:…
MCU Movies Ranked #4: The Avengers (2012) Review
#4 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. This is the most cohesive film version of a manchild playing with his action…
MCU Movies Ranked: #11 Spider-Man: Homecoming
#11 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. It’s nice to peel back from world ending consequences and just deal with a bad…
MCU Movies Ranked: #12 Iron Man (2008)
#12 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. I know what Tony Stark’s character arc is supposed to be in this movie. I do not…
MCU Movies Ranked: #14 Iron Man III
#14 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. This movie has large sections of it that work quite well in isolation, but the…
MCU Films Ranked: #19 Iron Man 2
#19 in my Ranking of The MCU Phases 1-3. Only slightly better than The Incredible Hulk. What, exactly, is the story here? Tony…