‘Justice League’: Team-building exercise makes heroic effort, falls short of super
Yes, we’ve been here before, but the writers mine a rich potpourri of personalities for all they’re worth and director Zach Snyder has finally learned how to fit a lot into a neat two hours – even if audiences will still be left wanting a villain worthy of this stacked team.
‘Thor: Ragnarok’: Asgard is going to Hela, but god of thunder has friends on his side
This is the Marvel Comic universe, and a goofy, fun one at that, with a god of thunder who is just as happy to solve a disagreement over a beer as he is to smite the opposition with his mighty hammer.
Five things to do this weekend: Oct. 20-22 (For those not at the Head of the Charles)
“House of Irreverence” comedy party; Outdoor movie night in Harvard Square and indoors marathon at MIT; Halloween parties and events; The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo; and “He Is Dead” staged reading and “Tomes of Terror” radio play.
For ‘Professor Marston’ film locations, Cambridge scout looked just next door
Neighboring Arlington plays a role in the just-released biopic “Professor Marston & the Wonder Women” thanks to Cambridge’s Mike Bowes, a line producer who scouted the town originally for a documentary four or five years ago.
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’: It’s the humanity making this reboot super, but a top cast helps
There’s a lot of baggage that comes along with the release of director Jon Watts’ “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” the third iteration of the character onscreen in 15 years. Despite it all, this the film is an absolute delight.
‘Wonder Woman’: Let the wondering end, as woman-driven film does what men can’t
The beleaguered “Justice League” franchise, barely off the ground with the turgid “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” beatdown last summer, gets a much-needed shot in the arm from the feminine side side of the tracks.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’: A spectacular trip in the stars that might improve on original
Emotionally vast, enriching structurally and hell-bent on being a feast for the eyes, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is a joyful ode to the simplest, most emotive ingredients of cinema.
Six things to do this weekend: Nov. 18-20
“To Boldly Go: Symphony Meets Space”; Coach Fest; International Games Day; the “Voices Against Injustice” poetry reading; a ton of art in Somerville; your choice of free classical or jazz concerts; and much more.
Five things to do this weekend: Oct. 28-30
Halloween Haunted Ball; The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo; Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Beethoven by Longy; “Too Punk for Halloween” and “Growing Up Spooky” cover shows; and “Nosferatu” with live musical accompaniment.
Artists, writers crowd into cafe booths, making small cities a comic book mecca
People are coming from as far as Los Angeles, Seattle and France for this weekend’s Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, but for some local comics professionals the gathering never ends.
