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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Kick-Ass 2 a surprisingly effective look at identity confusion
Though not a complete success, Jeff Wadlow’s Kick-Ass 2 is far superior to its predecessor, a blood-soaked surprise hit from 2010 that wallowed in excessive violence and lacked the awareness to turn the film into a postmodern take on the superhero genre. That’s not to say that this sequel is squeaky-clean – far from it […]
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No Clark makes for cold Steel
One of the crucial aspects of superheroes is the notion of the secret identity, the physical and psychic split in the character that delineates the real person from the heroic persona. Whenever this narrative conceit is examined the conversation always turns to Superman and Batman. They were the first two of the modern superheroes, arguably […]
