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Remake My Day: Michael Mann
Stoic loners, secret lifestyles, blurred moral lines, and slick action; these are the things that Michael Mann films are made of. Mann’s recurring proclivities as director have allowed him to endure and flourish in his storied career, measured in decades and p...
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Criticwire’s Sam Adams Suggests There May Be Too Many Comic Book Films
Criticwire's Sam Adams lobbed a fastball down the middle of the plate yesterday when he asked if there are too many superhero movies? The question is not unwarranted; comic book films are largely based on the same structures (origin story, escalation, bait-and...
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“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” Swings And Misses
On the basis of its first two films, Marc Webb’s reboot franchise of Spider-Man manages not only to wallow in superhero cliché but in that of the teen indie. Peter Parker’s self-doubt and petulance have been crucial traits of the character since his inception ...
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