**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of violence, action, and mayhem, and some language Released: May 6, 2016 Runtime: 146 minutes Director: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Tom Holland, Daniel Brühl [...]
Weren't able to do any re-watch prep for Captain America: Civil War? No problem. Freelance editor Clark Zhu has got you covered. With an edit that feels like it came straight out of Marvel's savvy marketing department, Zhu's 5-minute MCU recap "Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 Retrospective" (below) condenses all of the "need to know" elements into a compelling debrief. The [...]
Two juggernauts collide on Star Wars Day - May The 4th (Be With You). Fresh off his show's record-breaking 16 Tony Nominations, Hamilton writer/composer/star/genius Lin-Manuel Miranda invited director J.J. Abrams to join him for the daily Lottery ticket line at the Richard Rodgers theatre. To commemorate May The 4th, Miranda and Abrams sang the song that [...]
I realize that everyone's geeked this week for the upcoming Team Cap vs. Team Stark blockbuster throwdown, but silly old me is still more excited for Independence Day: Resurgence. Thankfully, 20th Century Fox gave us this little 4-minute morsel to tide us over. It's a fake news report titled "The War of 1996" (see below). In it - and [...]
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