Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America From the very start, the Marvel movies have had a certain swagger. That’s not to say that Jon Favreau’s Iron Man had an arrogant air about it, but rather a sense of confidence in its storytelling abilities that was prevalent in all of the company’s subsequent entries. This was […]
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Guardians: Star Wars for a new generation
Chris Pratt stars as Peter Quill/Star Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. PHOTO COURTESY MARVEL STUDIOS It’s been a dismal summer at the movies not only where the quality of films is concerned but also in regards to how much fun viewers have been having. Sure, 22 Jump Street was funny and X-Men: Days of […]
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Cap 2: Sober reflection
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Captain America. While it could be argued that Captain America is the least “super” of the superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, there’s no question he carries the most symbolic weight. The character, having been created at the dawn of World War II, was an obvious propaganda symbol used […]
