In a summer unfortunately glutted with superhero movies, every one an origins story, X-Men: First Class not only eclipses its competition, but also each of its franchise predecessors. Psychologically complex, thematically rich and emotionally layered, this is the best, smartest and classiest of the X-Men series by leagues. This is a comic book movie that [...]

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Last year, Zombieland came out of nowhere to be an incandescently entertaining and ferociously fun surprise. This year, it’s Kick-Ass (warning: the linked trailer is the Red Band version). Just when you think it is no longer [...]

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