Posted by James Brown on Saturday, May 7, 2016,
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Captain America: Civil War
Directed By: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Daniel Brühl
"Our very strength incites challenge. Challenge incites conflict. And conflict... breeds catastrophe. Supervision is not something to be dismissed out-of-hand."
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, and Samuel L. Jackson
"When the Earth starts to settle, God throws a stone at it. And believe me. He's winding up." -Ultron (James Spader)
Posted by James Brown on Friday, October 10, 2014,
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The Judge
Directed By: David Dobkin
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, and Billy Bob Thornton
Everyone to whom I've spoken seems excited about The Judge, except me. I've been cautiously optimistic about the film. With its high voltage of star power, this movie could be great or just decent. The Academy Award winners and nominees in the cast alone send the expectations through the roof for this presumed Oscar bait. Still, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, May 18, 2014,
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Chef
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Starring: Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey, Jr.
Hollywood has really taken the all-or-nothing approach to heart in the last several years. Studios will drop billions on a handful of tentpoles annually and hope to reap enormous profits. Their strategy of going for special effects bonanzas that will admittedly appeal to the inner fanboy in all of us has left plenty of pot... Continue reading ...
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley, and William Sadler
The summer movie season is upon us! As usual, superhero flicks will dominate this summer’s blockbusters. Interestingly enough, we're seeing a changing of the guard this year. With the end of Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, the Man of Steel will be substituting for the Dark Knight. For... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, May 4, 2012,
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The Avengers
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson
"There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people, so when we needed them, they could fight the battles that we never could... " -Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)
2011 was a good year for comic book movies, but 2012 is the year of the superhero movie. If movies were people, last year's comic book flick... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, December 16, 2011,
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Directed By: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, and Rachel McAdams
We've seriously been lacking good, entertaining blockbusters in recent months. The most popular flick we have to show for the fall up to this point isThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, which is a really sad statement. While Hollywood has been complaining about record lows for attendance this year at the box office, they continu... Continue reading ...
