Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe is typically divided into three phases to date, I would argue that The Winter Soldier actually represents a clearer transition point between two main periods in the series, from the universe as it was originally established and what it has developed into in more recent films. Even within the chronology of Marvel releases this seems apparent, as it followed one of the least-loved, most-conventional MCU films, Thor: The Dark World, and preceded perhaps the most…
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Captain America: Brave New World 2025
I understand the rationale for going with Sam, but I will never not think that Bucky would have been a better choice for the captain america mantle in the MCU, both narratively and because Mackie just doesn't quite have the juice
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The Shallows 2016
Did Blake Lively's mum like murder the shark's family or something?
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A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot 2017
A grimly fascinating insight into the pervasive social problems of present-day Derry, viewed through one particularly dysfunctional family.
The comparisons with executive producer Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing are inevitable, but are also apt. Although this film lacks the scope of Oppenheimer's documentary, Sinéad O'Shea similarly succeeds in getting people to speak in often shockingly unguarded ways about deeply controversial issues.
When virtually all media discourse on Northern Ireland is articulated through the prism of the nationalist/unionist divide, I…
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