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Emptiness and timelessness

adrian — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:31:27 +0000

A few minutes into Mel Gibson’s new movie, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, it’s pretty obvious what sort of experience the next 100 minutes will be. Action and crime with a comedy twist are on the menu, with two men dressed as clowns in a car chase with American cops at the Mexican border. . . . → Read More: Emptiness and timelessness

WONDER WHEDON

adrian — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:26:20 +0000

In the interests of professional research, not to mention my desire to be wowed by 150 minutes of witty spectacle and well-defined characters, I took myself to see The Avengers again (I can’t bring myself to call it, as my ticket does, Marvel Avengers Assemble). What can I say? How do I love thee, let . . . → Read More: WONDER WHEDON

AVENGERS ENSEMBLE!

adrian — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:16:01 +0000

So, you’re in a team of superheroes. You need to gather together, and for that it would be good to have some kind of…slogan maybe. Something of a clarion call. A call to arms. Note, the words for these things are pretty baroque, as was the writing of some of the comics. The medium is . . . → Read More: AVENGERS ENSEMBLE!