Posts Tagged ‘Marvel’
Film Review – Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World marks Marvel Studios‘ biggest cinematic disappointment since Iron Man 2 (2010). It is a goofy, clunky film more interested in fitting with the rest of the Marvel Universe than in telling its own fully developed story. While I was not a…
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SDCC – Audio Podcast #174
Spencer is joined by the newest MacGuffin contributor, Sarah Ksiazek, to discuss her experience going to her first San Diego Comic Con. Segments include: figuring out the ropes at Comic Con, trials and tribulations, covering film and television, and lessons learned for next year. Upcoming…
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CinemaCon Days 3&4 Recap
If screenings of clips from Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6 weren’t cool enough, we still had two days worth of studio presentations (Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate) at CinemaCon 2013. Generally the presentations went two ways: either the presenters would briefly mention a…
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Episode 242 – DVD Rundown 4-2-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for April 2nd, 2013. In this episode they discuss Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One, The Bible, Dirk Gently and John Dies at the End.
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Top 10 of 2012 – Ed’s Picks
2012 was a terrific year at the movies. 2010 and 2011 both felt a little underwhelming at the time. There was some good work, to be sure, but the amount of work that felt new or exciting was less and less. However, this last year…
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Episode 190 – DVD Rundown 9-25-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for September 25th, 2012. In this episode they discuss The Avengers, The Dark Knight Returns, This Is Cinerama, and Bond 50.
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MacGuffin Bonus Roundtable – The Amazing Spider-Man
The MacGuffin joins forces with The Backroom for a bonus roundtable discussion on The Amazing Spider-Man, from director Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone. Featuring special guest Brandon Jerwa (Pop Culture Zoo, BJ Shea’s Geek Nation). This episode can be played online…
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Film Review – The Amazing Spider-Man
As long as Sony rwants to hold on to the rights of Spider-Man, we’re probably going to continue getting a new film every few years. As successful as the previous iterations were, it was unsustainable in the long term due to the cost, though despite…
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