Comic book movie

Avengers: Age of Ultron

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Joss Whedon has once again assembled a creamy cast to have a whole lot of fun with the blockbuster template.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past

By Chris Blohm

A cast of thousands join together for this romping and witty superhero sequel from Bryan Singer.

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2

By Chris Blohm

Your friendly neighbourhood web-slinger returns for more of the same, albeit with much less charm.

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Thor: The Dark World

By Adam Lee Davies

Familiarity trumps originality in this fun and very funny comic book sequel with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.

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Kick-Ass 2

By David Jenkins

The juvenile comic book dirty bomb gets a sequel, and it’s a bit of a stinker...

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Iron Man 3

By David Jenkins

The superhero movie gets a Dickensian meta-comedy treatment care of writer/director Shane Black.

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The Amazing Spider-Man

By Matt Bochenski

Despite a few comic book movie trappings, The Amazing Spider-Man is a major success story.

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Avengers Assemble

By Adam Lee Davies

Joss Whedon’s Marvel maelstrom is a shiny, caged beast of a film that delivers on its every promise.

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Captain America: The First Avenger

By Lewis Bazley

A fast, thrilling and unashamedly old-fashioned adventure that falls in with Marvel’s best.

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X-Men: First Class

By Jonathan Williams

Not the phoenix like rebirth the X-Men needed, but a shot of adrenalin to the heart nonetheless.

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Thor

By James Smith

Just sit back and try to enjoy this story of an arrogant God and his hammer, and you probably won’t be disappointed.

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Iron Man 2

By Dan Brightmore

This supposedly iron clad sequel is only fit to rust in the superhero scrap yard.

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Kick-Ass

By Matt Bochenski

Sexy, violent, sharply scripted and brilliantly performed, Matthew Vaughn’s comic book romp is a breath of fresh air.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

By Limara Salt

The eagerly awaited Wolverine spin off will leave you feeling all too under whelmed.

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Iron Man

By Matt Bochenski

Jon Favreau’s Iron Man ticks all the boxes of the comic book geek pleaser.

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X-Men: The Last Stand

By Matt Bochenski

Brett Ratner doesn’t have the brains, interest or budget to do the X-Men any kind of justice.

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