Iron Man 3
“Iron Man” was a zippy, giddy take on the superhero genre, with Robert Downey Jr. as our over-caffeinated but charming flight attendant on a cinematic zero-g flight into the stratosphere. Then there...
View Article“Iron Man 3″ gives summer a big launch
Summer 2013 got off to a great start with “Iron Man 3″ exceeding predictions to take in $175 million in its opening weekend. Only “The Avengers” — coincidentally also starring Robert Downey Jr....
View ArticleClass of 1993: “Last Action Hero”
In the “Class of …” series, Nick Rogers takes a monthly look back at films celebrating either their 20th or 30th anniversary of initial release this year — six from 1993 and six from 1983. The rules:...
View ArticleIron Man 3
After three outings plus an Avengers tie-in movie, Iron Man is showing his rust. What once was a fun, zippy roller-coaster ride of a super-hero franchise has quickly devolved into a...
View ArticleNick’s Top 25, Worst 5 and Beyond of 2013
When a 10-best list isn’t enough and a 25-best list might not completely suffice, that’s a good problem for a film critic to have. Sound familiar? Well, in keeping with that spirit, such was the...
View ArticleMCU Retrospective, Part 7—”Iron Man 3″
In this weekly series, Film Yap writer Andrew Carr revisits each installment of the decade-long Marvel Cinematic Universe. Once a week, Andrew will review one film in the series, in the original...
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