Iron Man is, please excuse the pun, the steel foundation of Marvel’s Avengers series. If the first film hadn’t done well, they would have had little to build upon to lead into the collective picture. Iron Man 2 went a long way to laying the groundwork for all of the heroes to finally team up, unfortunately to the detriment of Tony Stark’s individual story. Iron Man 3 shows us that, while Stark’s... 

It’s officially the summer movie season and Iron Man definitely starts things off with Grade-A Bang Bang. Thomas and Rafe offering their views on the third picture in the Marvel franchise (or seventh picture if you want to count all of the Avenger tie-ins). From there, it’s a look through the coming summer months as we talk about what’s coming out: what has caught our eye, what we... 

Jason Bateman has been a comedic force worth noting for decades now, popping into the spotlight and fading back into obscurity. Thankfully, his post Arrested Development era seems to be full of more successes than failures. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that, over the past few years, he’s really cemented his ability as a frustrated straight man, worthy of sitting alongside Bud... 

I once said of Jon Favreau’s Elf (in my 2004 DVD review of Elf) that the movie was a classic the second the first image hit the screen. Time has passed, it’s six years later, and the Will Ferrell comedy has made its way to Blu-ray, affording the perfect opportunity to revisit the movie (not to mention it’s the holiday season as I write this, making it the perfect time for Elf). The passage of... 

The legendary Robin Hood and his merry men weren’t quite enough to take down Marvel’s Iron Man 2 at the box office this weekend. We review both of those movies, with a second week spent looking at the comic book sequel. Walter Matthau’s Bad News Bears and The Fortune Cookie leave a disappointing taste for our artist of the month this week, while we talk about cast additions to Transformers... 

Two years ago, Iron Man brought another of Marvel Comic’s heroes to the screen with great success. While the metallic hero may not be one passive comic book fans are as familiar with, the movie, powered by Robert Downey Jr., made the flamboyant millionaire turned super hero into a household name. The movie had laughter, excitement, and an “A-list” of cast names, generating enough positive response... 

Sparkling clear waters, bikini babes and Vince Vaughn’s witty jokes are all not enough to save Couples Retreat from sinking into a beautiful blue lagoon boredom. Though the movie has some very funny moments, pacing, static characters and a terrible script drag this movie to the depths. Vaughn’s character, Dave, acts as the ring leader for a gang of misguided husbands that includes Jason (Jason... 

Each week we take note of some stories circling the Internet that for some reason, whether it be time or fate or lack of personal interest, we don’t wind up covering on the site. By the end of the week, we wind up with a bunch of tabs open on our browsers and newsreaders that just end up sitting there waiting for more attention. Here’s our attempt to put them to some use, allowing us to close the... 

One of the complaints we’ve made in recent years is the lack of decent family friendly movies. Either the movies cater too much to children and are filled with so much potty humor that most adults tune out, or they wind up being products that are so banal not even children take interest in them. When a movie that can be appreciated by both children and adults comes out, I tend to take note. The latest... 

With the new Iron Man 2 set to open in a little over a year, surely marking the start of the 2010 summer season, director Jon Favreau is twittering small details to the masses while trying not to say too much. According to USA Today, Favreau is enjoying the many possibilities that come with the unexplored question, “how many superheroes are open about their true identities?” While the task is a...