Review: The Avengers (2012), the MCU’s First Box Office Juggernaut
A fun but somewhat frustrating film, The Avengers is an A+ production with a C+ story that is entirely forgettable.
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Review: Why Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) is the MCU’s Indiana Jones
The best MCU Phase One movie, Captain America: The First Avenger may be yet another superhero origin story film, but it fuses elements of Indiana Jones into the narrative in a way that continues to feel fresh years later.
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Review: Thor (2011), The MCU’s First Foray Into Fantasy
Thor is another fun-but-flawed entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, possessing a stellar cast that makes do with a story that isn’t the strongest.
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Review: Why Iron Man 2 (2010) Is The MCU’s Spider-Man 3
While not an outright bad movie by any means, Iron Man 2 is certainly a misfire by MCU standards. Though it’s suitably spectacular, Iron Man 2 is noticeably less than the sum of its parts and is inferior to its predecessor.
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Review: Iron Man (2008), The MCU Movie That Started It All
The one that started it all, Iron Man remains a breezily entertaining movie today, even if the stakes feel pretty low now compared to what comes later in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, as a comic book adaptation and superhero origin story, Iron Man is one of the best movies of its kind.
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Why Apocalypse Now (1979) Is The Greatest War Film Of All Time
Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War masterpiece Apocalypse Now continues to be the most rich and rewarding film in his entire ouevre.
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Why Saving Private Ryan (1998) Was a Quantum Leap for the War Genre
Steven Spielberg’s technical masterpiece Saving Private Ryan remains one of the very best films in the war genre and qualifies as a Great American Film.
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