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Movie Buzz: 2008 Year in Review
2008: Year of the Superhero? With no major movie releases on January 2, this week's Movie Buzz reflects on the truly buzz-worthy flicks of 2008.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
12-29-2008 |
Movies
A New Book Examines the Daring, Difficult Comic Artist Steve Ditkonew
Of Marvel's big three, Stan Lee, and artists Jack Kirby and Ditko, Ditko is the one most often overlooked, something for which he himself is partly responsible. In many ways, however, he's the most fascinating, and certainly the most frustrating.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
08-05-2008 |
Nonfiction
I, Robot: Robert Downey Jr. proves the man makes the suit.new
Iron Man is the best summer action film this year — at least until the release of The Dark Knight.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
'Iron' Deficiencynew
The plot is thoroughly stupid, but fun enough here and there, and Gwyneth Paltrow has never looked lovelier.
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
'Iron Man' Ushers in the Season of Big-Budget Escapism with Stylenew
The heart of the film's success belongs to its central star, Robert Downey Jr., who raises glib murmuring to an art form and serves as a reminder that true charisma is a rare gift indeed.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
05-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
'Iron Man' is One of the Most Genuinely Enjoyable Superhero Films Evernew
Like most true Americans, I've spent a lot of time in the past 45 years imagining what the perfect Iron Man movie would be like. Now I feel like all that time has been wasted, because the perfect Iron Man movie has been made. (Note to film fans: It's called Iron Man, and can be viewed at local cinema-vending establishments.)
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
Heavy Meta: Smiling Through 'Iron Man'new
Neither narcotic nor hallucinatory in form, Favreau's film still bestows behavior and awareness and small smirking joys within the display of the genius of a self-involved id-on-the-run, tactile, motile, in-the-moment Robert Downey, Jr.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
05-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr Finds Redemption in 'Iron Man'new
Few actors have screwed up as much as Downey Jr. and continued to be invited back to work.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jon Favreau's 'Iron Man' Has a Heartnew
Rather than cutting directly to the chase, it takes its time to involve us in the characters, who are relatively three-dimensional as comic book movies go, and who are played by the kinds of actors who know how to make a lot out of not very much.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
'Iron Man' Hits All the Requisite Superhero Beatsnew
Summer-blockbuster season kicks off adequately and predictably with Iron Man, a perfectly entertaining superhero movie that fulfills all the requirements of its genre admirably, but never rises beyond the level of baseline satisfaction.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
My Only 'Iron Man' Complaint?new
With all of Iron Man's blockbuster-y action and sharp banter, only one thing's missing: Unlike in the comics, where Tony can't ever seem to put down the bottle, not once does he get drunk in Iron Man.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
05-01-2008 |
Reviews
