MCU Retrospective, Part 13—”Ant-Man”
In this weekly series, Film Yap writer Andrew Carr revisits each installment of the decade-long Marvel Cinematic Universe. Once a week, Andrew will review one film in the series, in the original...
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War films don’t generally score much of an impact in movie theaters these days. Along with Westerns, they’ve fallen out of favor as our culture increasingly favors hipster dweebs over old-school...
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It may not the sequel we want, but it’s the sequel we need. As a followup to multiple films, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” does not answer our burning questions from “Avengers: Infinity War,” the Marvel...
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Some think the introduction of wholesale comedy into the superhero genre was a poor match with the generally dark tone of these films. But I welcome movies like “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” which aims for...
View ArticleThe Mule
“The Mule” is a great idea for a movie that doesn’t live up to its ambitions. Or rather, its ambitions aren’t as lofty as they could be. The latest from director/star Clint Eastwood has been a mystery...
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Clint Eastwood actor/director-vehicle The Mule is an imperfect, unambitious, sometimes confused movie that seems mostly to be about remembering what’s important in life, and the perils of failing to...
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Clint Eastwood is almost 90 and still cranking out almost a movie per year as a director/producer. Many of us thought he was done appearing in front of the camera after 2008’s “Gran Torino” and 2012’s...
View ArticleDora and the Lost City of Gold
Dora the Explorer is a kids show that has been an important stepping stone for representation in kids animation. It features a Latina lead character who teaches children from all over how to speak...
View ArticleFantasy Island
I had never heard of the Fantasy Island series from the 70s/80s before learning of this film. From what I’ve read, it was a very popular and well-liked show that starred Ricardo Montalbán as the man...
View ArticleTom & Jerry
Movie execs should really stop taking properties about cartoon animals and using them to make films about boring, poorly-formed human characters. This weekend’s Tom & Jerry is the latest to make...
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