Samuel R. Staley | Monday September 20, 2021 at 5:40 PM PDT
One of the more surprising reactions to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings might be how “normal” it is. While Shang-Chi is part of the Marvel Superhero universe, the movie refreshingly draws more from fantasy and mysticism inspired Asian myth than science fiction. The movie, and audiences, benefit. An Epic Chinese Tale...
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Samuel R. Staley | Monday July 12, 2021 at 12:22 PM PDT
Black Widow may be the movie that brings audiences back into the theaters. While released simultaneously on Disney Plus, the movie’s action and immersive visuals simply will not translate as well or as viscerally on a small screen. Yet well-conceived themes combined with adept direction will also satisfy those unwilling (or unable) to make...
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Samuel R. Staley | Wednesday May 23, 2018 at 9:56 AM PDT
Avengers, Infinity War: In a world of finite resources, people need to die.
Samuel R. Staley | Tuesday May 9, 2017 at 5:30 PM PDT
Chalking up Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as a just a fun romp through the universe with the galaxy’s most dysfunctional family would be easy. But the film, like the Marvel comics that inspired it, is much more. Writer-director James Gunn (Slither, Dawn of the Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy) has done an...
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Samuel R. Staley | Friday July 26, 2013 at 1:14 PM PDT
I’m not sure what I expected from the 2013 film The Wolverine, the most recent addition to the summer box office from the Marvel comics archives, but a libertarian theme seemed too much to hope for. And I was right—to an extent. In fact, after watching movie, I think the plot has an unusually...
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