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Review: DAREDEVIL, Season 1
The short version: Netflix’s entry into the MCU is the best comic book television series I’ve ever seen, and very nearly the best thing Marvel Studios has put their name on.
Pilot Review: AGENT CARTER
Marvel’s new TV effort is snappy fun, buoyed most of all by a winning Hayley Atwell.
Review: BIG HERO 6
Are Disney and Marvel a match made in corporate heaven?
Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
It’s Marvel’s most entertaining and creative film yet, perfectly cast and intelligent enough to learn from what has come before.
Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
In evoking the spirit of classic ’70s paranoid thrillers, the new Captain America is the smartest, most complete Marvel film yet.
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Review: THOR – THE DARK WORLD
It takes a little too long to get going, but once it does, the latest addition to the Marvel Universe is an incredible amount of fun…provided you don’t need complete understanding of the plot.
Pilot Review: AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
There’s an awful lot riding on this one. With the full weight of the Marvel/Disney publicity machine behind it, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can’t be anything less than an out-of-the-box smash. Good news? It’s probably the best drama pilot of the year. Bad news? All it has to be to clear that bar is “okay.”
Re-View: IRON MAN 3
Certainly an improvement on 2010’s muddled Iron Man 2, the third film in the franchise has a zippy script and a fun twist — but ultimately demonstrates why I’m ready for the suit to be hung up.