Author: Roger Ebert
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REVIEW: The Avengerthon should thrill Marvel fans
One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are so many Marvel universes, indeed, that some superheroes do not even exist in each other’s worlds, preventing gridlock. The Avengers, however, do share the same time and space continuum,…
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REVIEW: The Avengerthon should thrill Marvel fans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of the weapons Marvel used in its climb to comic book dominance was a willingness to invent new characters at a dizzying speed. There are so many Marvel universes, indeed, that some superheroes do…
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REVIEW: ‘Bully’ suggests no solution
There’s a fleeting shot in “Bully” of a kid who just plain looks mean. He has a cruel mouth and squinting eyes, and you wonder if he knows how to smile. The movie singles him out but says nothing about him. Is he one of the bullies? Who knows? He reminded me of a kid…
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REVIEW: Who’s the fairest? Not this ‘Mirror, Mirror’
“Mirror Mirror” is a sumptuous fantasy for the eyes and a pinball game for the mind, as story elements collide and roll around bumping into each other. This is not a faithful retelling of the versions by the Brothers Grimm or Walt Disney, but neither is it a satire, nor much of a story in…
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REVIEW: Who’s the fairest? Not this ‘Mirror, Mirror’
“Mirror Mirror” is a sumptuous fantasy for the eyes and a pinball game for the mind, as story elements collide and roll around bumping into each other. This is not a faithful retelling of the versions by the Brothers Grimm or Walt Disney, but neither is it a satire, nor much of a story in…
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REVIEW: Who’s the fairest? Not this ‘Mirror, Mirror’
“Mirror Mirror” is a sumptuous fantasy for the eyes and a pinball game for the mind, as story elements collide and roll around bumping into each other. This is not a faithful retelling of the versions by the Brothers Grimm or Walt Disney, but neither is it a satire, nor much of a story in…
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REVIEW: Who’s the fairest? Not this ‘Mirror, Mirror’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Mirror Mirror” is a sumptuous fantasy for the eyes and a pinball game for the mind, as story elements collide and roll around bumping into each other. This is not a faithful retelling of the…
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REVIEW: ‘War’ not even a skirmish
If there’s anything I hate more than a stupid action comedy, it’s an incompetent stupid action comedy. It’s not so bad it’s good; it’s so bad it’s nothing else but bad. At the center of “This Means War,” poor Reese Witherspoon is poised, playing Lauren, a perky single woman who meets two hunks through an…
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REVIEW: ‘War’ not even a skirmish
If there’s anything I hate more than a stupid action comedy, it’s an incompetent stupid action comedy. It’s not so bad it’s good; it’s so bad it’s nothing else but bad. At the center of “This Means War,” poor Reese Witherspoon is poised, playing Lauren, a perky single woman who meets two hunks through an…
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REVIEW: ‘Journey 2’ just good fun
“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” looks like nothing so much as one of those live-action adventures Disney used to grind out in the 1950s — and hey, here’s Captain Nemo’s Nautilus to prove it. Also a tree house to humble “Swiss Family Robinson,” which contains a shortwave radio that has been assembled from old spoons,…