My latest “Adapt This” column for IFC recommends the 2008 graphic novel Bluesman, which is one of those amazing stories that manages to fly under the radar for most readers. It’s a compelling, heart-wrenching book about an African-American blues musician in the late 1920s who’s accused of a crime he didn’t commit, and must flee [...]

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Okay, so I think this might be the last “The Avengers“-related article I write for a little while. The media rush seems to have died down (even though ticket sales are still going strong), and it’s starting to feel like I can get back to my normal routine again. With that in mind, here’s a [...]

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It feels like I’ve done nothing but write about “The Avengers” this week, and I’m sure it feels like you’ve read nothing but stories about “The Avengers” here, too. But such is life on my side of things, true believers. (Yes, I’ve got Stan Lee-isms on my brain right now, for obvious reasons…) And so [...]

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With all of the fuss over the post-credits scene in “The Avengers” and what it means for the scope of the franchise, I got thinking about Marvel movies past and all of the great post-credits scenes those movies featured. Ever since Nick Fury introduced himself after the “Iron Man” credits rolled, Marvel has really planted [...]

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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of “The Avengers,” but when the credits rolled on Marvel’s blockbuster team-up, I did have a few questions. Over at IFC, I wrote up the five biggest questions on my mind after “The Avengers” — including the whereabouts of a certain super-weaponized version of Tony Stark’s armor. [...]

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I was skeptical about the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise, but the early look I got at some footage back in February really sold me on the film. The latest trailer for “The Amazing Spider-Man” included quite a few segments from that footage, and I put together a list for IFC of key [...]

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Ever since I left the screening of “The Avengers” last week, I’ve been trying to figure out exactly why liked the movie so much. The answer started to materialize recently when I was explaining to someone why I liked “Iron Man” better than “The Dark Knight” when both films premiered in 2008. I wrote up [...]

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