With a record-breaking $200 million opening weekend, I think we can all agree that there will be a sequel to The Avengers. Even better: most people I know want a sequel to the super hero team-up. It feels germane to the film for there to be a second one, instead of another chapter that is simply tacked on. We have a long road to travel before we get to a second Avengers film, but we can pontificate... 

Avengers Assemble! Summer is officially here with the first blockbuster of the year and it’s a doozy, breaking records and amazing audiences and critics everywhere. We have four opinions about The Avengers here for you, with different things about the movie we liked and disliked. We also talk about Battleship‘s oversea success before its American release, our Dark Shadows hesitation,... 

Ever since the success of Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel Universe movies have been building to a point: The Avengers. With each individual character movie finding massive success, the idea of combining the characters into a team became even more of an enigma: how do you take four characters who have triumphed in their own pictures (as well as two supporting players) and combine them into an ensemble... 

Marvel’s The Avengers is extraordinary, a monumental accomplishment of super heroic proportions. Director Joss Whedon has done the impossible, bringing together four independent franchises (Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) into a single cohesive whole. The Avengers is a better film with the heroes together than any single film with the each hero standing alone. It is quite a remarkable... 

The Earth’s Mightiest Defenders are certainly heading into theaters this summer. If there was any doubt, look no further than the second trailer for this summer’s potential blockbuster, The Avengers. Where the first trailer wowed audiences and fans with the execution of a collaborative movie (and let’s be honest – this is so star packed it’s almost hard to believe they’re pulling it... 

It’s been two years since Guy Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr., and Jude Law teamed up to create a new vision of Sherlock Holmes. Stripped of his polish and refinement, Ritchie’s vision brought a new direction for the master detective, complete with a complicated bromance (a word I suspect Holmes would detest as much as I do) between Holmes and Watson. The real shame of Sherlock Holmes is that now, two... 

Summer’s 8 months away, but already the Mighty Marvel Movie Machine is churning, releasing a full two-minute trailer for The Ultimates…I mean, The Avengers…sorry, m’comic bookiness reared its head there for sec. What we’re treated to is a snippet of the team’s (practically non-existent) chemistry, and I don’t mean on screen, I mean as far the in-story team dynamic goes. And that makes... 

The podcast has always designed to be an extension of the website, discussing other things going on around the site. That’s certainly true this week, as the site has dueling reviews of Tony Scott’s Unstoppable. Nicole offers our official review, but Rafe disagrees enough to make some entertaining audio this week. We also discuss the ramifications of early Oscar predictions, Kevin Kline’s... 

Comparisons between Due Date and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles are inevitable. Both movies feature comedic actors traveling cross-country. In both cases, one is on a desperate time-crunch, while the other is a laid-back misfit with no real understanding of social mores, but with the means of travel for other person to take advantage of. Fortunately, director Todd Phillips was obviously aware of the... 

It’s San Diego Comic-Con week, and as usual we aren’t there. We still have reactions to news highlights coming from the Con, however, including the ridiculous Hall H stabbing. We move into the Mia Farrow era of Woody Allen’s movies with looks at Hannah and her Sisters and Brothers and Sisters. Finally, a review of Angelina Jolie’s Salt, and a discussion of what will need to...