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Review – Ant-Man

28/08/2015 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2015, Action, Ant-Man, Bobby Cannavale, Certificate: 12, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Judy Greer, July 2015, Marvel, Marvel Phase Two, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Paul Rudd, Peyton Reed, Rating: Pop, Superhero

Review of 2015 Marvel superhero movie Ant-Man, which is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly.

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Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron

13/06/2015 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2015, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Andy Serkis, Anthony Mackie, April 2015, Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Certificate: 12, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Marvel Phase Two, Paul Bettany, Rating: Pop, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Superhero

Review of 2015 superhero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, which brings Marvel’s Phase Two to an end.

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Review – Guardians of the Galaxy

19/08/2014 Tom Beasley 2 Comments Action, Benicio del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Certificate: 12, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Glenn Close, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, John C Reilly, Josh Brolin, July 2014, Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Marvel, Marvel Phase Two, Peter Serafinowicz, Rating: Pop, Superhero, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

Review of Marvel’s 2014 superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana.

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Some thoughts on Iron Man 3 and the Mandarin (spoilers)

08/05/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Ben Kingsley, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Phase Two, Robert Downey Jr

Article on the interesting portrayal of arch-villain the Mandarin in Shane Black’s superhero threequel Iron Man 3.

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Review: Iron Man 3

25/04/2013 Tom Beasley 6 Comments 2013, Action, Ben Kingsley, Certificate: 12, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Marvel Phase Two, Rating: 6/10, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, Superhero, The Avengers

My review of underwhelming superhero sequel Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Kingsley.

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