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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
This isn’t top-shelf Marvel. Still, it is a fun entry,

Ben Pivoz
Sep 2, 2021


Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the usual Marvel mixture of action, humor, humanity and superhero adventure. I think I enjoyed this more than m

Ben Pivoz
Jul 2, 2019


Captain Marvel
It is certainly not bad; some of the dialogue is clever and I liked the lead performance. Yet it seems to exist solely to fill a hole in the

Ben Pivoz
Mar 14, 2019


Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
It looks incredible, but is also intelligent and captivating. It critiques Spider-Man in a way that illuminates his relatability, making him

Ben Pivoz
Dec 19, 2018


Venom
While I will not go to bat for it, it is such a bizarre, Frankenstein’s Monster-like combination of genres that, though it is undoubtedly a

Ben Pivoz
Oct 5, 2018


Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 emphasizes the humor and generally takes itself less seriously than its already irreverent predecessor. Think of it less as an R-

Ben Pivoz
May 23, 2018


Black Panther
Black Panther is a superhero movie that does not feel like a superhero movie. And I mean that as a big complement to Ryan Coogler and his te

Ben Pivoz
Feb 22, 2018


Spider-Man: Homecoming
The film feels like more of a character study than the average superhero film, though the story still includes its fair share of fight scene

Ben Pivoz
Jul 7, 2017
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