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Movie Review: "Infinity War" Is Big, Exciting, Intense And Funny . . . But Still Not Very Satisfying

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Starring Robert Downey, Jr. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany,  Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Danai Guira, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt and Josh Brolin Screenplay by Christophe Markus and Stephen McFeely Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo Reviewed by Patrick & Paul Gibb s   Out of Four 10 years ago at this time, we were all talking about Indiana Jones and The Dark Knight. The latter blew everyone away, and the former received mixed reaction (retcon will tell you it was all negative, but a quick look at Rotten Tomatoes disproves that fallacy.). But. But no one expected Iron Man to be the most important film of the summer, much less the beginning of a major reworking of blockbuster film making as a medium. The concept of the marvel cinematic universe changed everything, and the rest of...

Movie Review: "Spider-Man: Homecoming" Is A Funny And Exciting Ride

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya,  Marisa Tomei,  Jacob Battalon, Laura Harrier,  Tyne Daly, Donald Glover  and Robert Downey, Jr. Screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and  Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers Directed by Jon Watts Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs  Out of Four I t's been 15 years since the webslinger finally made his way to the big screen, and I remember the night I first saw it vividly. My Spidey sense was tingling with anticipation. These were the days before we had a new superhero flick every few weeks, and Spidey had taken a very long time to make his way to the cinema, so this felt like a huge event. It was an event that totally lived up to the hype, and it really wasn't until this summer with Wonder Woman that I finally saw a comic book film that could match Sam Raimi's   Spider-Man in terms of delivering ex...