The Avengers: The Smashing Six
Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Robert Downey, Jr. Photo: Marvel Studios In 2012, it was easy to think that good things happen to good people. Joss…
Captain America: The First Avenger
In 1942, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), a skinny kid who keeps getting rejected for military service, is finally recruited for a special project that will turn him into a supersoldier.…
X-Men: First Class
This attempt to jump-start the franchise by taking it in a new direction tells the story of how the young Professor X and Magneto (James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender) learned how…
Thor
Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the hot-headed son of Odin (Anthony Hopkins), is banished to Earth, which becomes an opportunity for his brother (Tom Hiddleston) to seize power of Asgard. The fourth…
Batman
Four supervillains (Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Lee Meriwether) join forces to pose a deadly threat against both Gotham City and Batman (Adam West). The Batman TV show (1966-1968)…
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
In the 1840s, a young boy discovers that he has special powers; 160 years later, he's a veteran of every American conflict since the Civil War, but is about to…
Iron Man 2
Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is pressured by his own deteriorating health, as well as the emergence of a new supervillain (Mickey Rourke) who teams up with a rival arms…
30 Days of Night
Every year when the small town of Barrow, Alaska loses sunlight for a month, most of its inhabitants leave, but this year an influx of murderous vampires changes things. Don't…
X-Men
Considering how many comic book adventures had turned into cinematic disappointments at this time, it was fortunate to see versatile director Bryan Singer take on this Marvel extravaganza. The story…
Iron Man
On a visit to Afghanistan, arms dealer Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is kidnapped by terrorists who provide him with the means to create exceptional weapons for them; he reluctantly…