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Spider-Man 2, Sam Raimis sophomore Spidey outing, is one of the best superhero films ever. Contains spoilers forSpider-Man,Spider-Man 2andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. However, this writer would argue that weve already had a near-perfect Spidey film Sam RaimisSpider-Man 2. But what is so special aboutSpider-Man 2? Heres why it works for me… Second-in-the-series superhero sequels are sometimes a stumbling block. Ad content continues below Arguably, all those films have problems with their story....

The best story ideas are often the simple and pure ones. Cinema history is full of stories about young filmmakers getting their start by making low-budget shorts. One man the THX of the title tries to escape the nightmare of constant surveillance, and fails. Oh, who ended up producing and distributing the feature film? Unable to secure the funding they need in Australia, Wan and Whannell departed for Los Angeles....

Hodiak trips on trust and self-loathing. Here is our review Aquarius season 1 episode 10. Aquariusseason 1 episode 10, Its Alright Ma. (Im Only Bleeding), is tab of Tab, the original diet Pepsi. Charlie Manson the Hurdy Gurdy man and Samson Hodiak (David Duchovny) is his assassin monkey. Sadly, Duane wasnt even playing for Otis Redding yet and that cure was still in the experimental phase. Tonights episode was all about Trust....

We meet Francis Dolarhyde, aka The Tooth Fairy. We finally see Hannibal Lecter behind bars. And Will Graham returns to the FBI after a three-year hiatus. As Hannibal and Will create lives without one another, The Red Dragon is growing in that darkness. His slaying of two families is what will bring Will and Hannibal back together. So, what have these two frenemies been up to in their time apart?...

Cullen found himself in peril on the latest episode of Hell on Wheels. Here’s Kendall’s review… ThisHell on Wheelsreview contains some spoilers. The new and previous cast members onHell on Wheelsarent always who and what they seem to the naked eye. The situations, too, dont readily reveal their importance during a first viewing. Im fond of Ah Fong, an intelligent and resourceful ally to Cullen if he allows it. Fongs mechanical ingenuity elicits a You think youre smart, huh?...

Defiance defies expectations while fulfilling the long-held promise of battle in this weeks shocking turn of events. Im tempted to begin my review by jumping up and down and shouting, YES! Thats what Im jekking talking about! I havent felt this excited by aDefianceepisode since the early part of season two. What more could you want? It was a brilliant move to let the audience in on the VC plan to infiltrate the towns militia....

The notion of sacrificenoble or otherwisefactors heavily into last night’s new episode of Dominion. One thingDominiondoes well is dole out its secrets in dribs and drabs. Thats not to say that said secrets are inconsequentialtheyre not. Rather, the show is frugal with its many plot-driving reveals. Such was the case at the close of tonights episode, The Narrow Gate. But more on that bit of a twist ending in a bit....

Sleazy, funny, and lurching between melodrama and pulp romp, MoffatsJekyllproved that he had ideas to spare. Look at me, it says, for six attention-seeking episodes. They dub him Mr Sexy-pants.Thatshow Moffat-y this is. Nesbitts Hyde is a prototype for Andrew Scotts Moriarty inSherlockand Michelle Gomez Missy inDoctor Who. As villains, all three are essentially highly dangerous children, alternating violence with impishness, psychopathy with petulance. Two of that villainous trio even share the same line....

Ad content continues below The core issue is that its simply quite forgettable. Hardly original perhaps, but at least it wouldnt have missold the film in quite the same way. How can Matt Damon be so lethal? And for accomplish that it had to use a special editing job. Because you couldnt really see what was going on. Then everybody copied that style, like what you were saying, where you cant see whats going on....

It’s a love fest on the latest Under the Dome. For example, this week, Julia, under very tense circumstances, declared her love for Barbie. So yeah, not really buying any of that noise. But Im about to contradict myself. It also helps that they are also both as cute as a button. This week, Norrie and Joe saved poor Hunter from Evas Kevorkian overture of assisted suicide. Ad content continues below...

This Extant review contains spoilers for the most recent episode. I can see it coming. That is, besides Lucy cracking some drug dealer fingers that was pretty snazzy. Her position seems a trifle sympathetic, even when she tells Ethan that rules limit rather than protect. Lucy could easily be Skynet and Hal 9000s lovechild! But this confusion needs a quick payoff to remain engaging. Charlie could stand to follow his own advice about honesty and forthrightness....

The actor talks becoming a boxer and exploring his rage for his new film. You went from looking pretty skeletal in Nightcrawler to this. What was that process like for you, physically? Jake Gyllenhaal:I didNightcrawler, then I didEverest, and then I didSouthpaw. We shot a majority ofEverestin the Dolomites on the Austrian/Italian border. So there was a lot of really good pasta. So, I finishedNightcrawlerand then I went into that, and then the training started forSouthpaw....

Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne star as wayward teens in the latest John Green movie, Paper Towns. But do they connect? In other words,Paper Townsbegins as a pure Young Adult tale of unrequited love and thwarted adolescent yearnings. Either youre going to go with this kind of unrepentant schmaltz or youre not. This deliberate contradiction is what holdsPaper Townsup despite its lesser following acts. As that teen who has his life rocked by a vanishing crush, Wolff serves Greens machinations well....