The ultimate love-letter to fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel Comics, to say “Avengers: Endgame” does not disappoint is an understatement of Thanos-sized proportions.
Much more akin to “The Fifth Element” than it is to “La Femme Nikita” and “Leon: The Professional”, Lucy, the latest from writer/director Luc Besson, might just be his most ambitious work yet.
There’s so much to like about Chef, Jon Favreau’s return to small-scale film making, that it’s hard to know where to start. But at its heart, Chef is a simple, intimate story of rebirth and reconnection.
With Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Marvel Cinematic Universe once again finds its confident stride after stumbling last year with Thor: The Dark World, and even manages to step up the game and set the bar even higher for future additions to the franchise.
“Her” is an unflinchingly, unapologetically complex and challenging film, and it’s an acting tour de force for Joaquin Phoenix, who carries this film from start to finish with a performance that’s charming, sad, creepy, and endearing all at once.
