Monday, September 19 2011
All the Better for All the Fassbending Going on: ‘X-Men: First Class’
With so many characters shoved in, it's no surprise that only a select few have any emotional lift. That said, the ones that do -- especially the ones played by Michael Fassbender -- prove to be powerfully intriguing.
Valkyrie
Valkyrie's forward motion is stalled repeatedly by hyperbolically symbolic images, which also undercut some nuanced performances.
Friday, December 19 2008
‘Valkyrie’ director says he tried to depict history as an old-fashioned thriller
Wednesday, June 28 2006
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman has seen the aftermath of world destruction, and he's come back with a perspective not quite so boldly idealistic or pompously ideological.
Monday, December 1 2003
X2: X-Men United (2003)
At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2.
Thursday, May 1 2003
X2: X-Men United (2003)
At once all powerful and utterly powerless, this involuntary terrorist is the first mutant you meet in X2.
