Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Asgard/New MexicoWith the exception of a few brief side trips to the frost giant realm of Jotunheim, the films action stays limited to two places: the fictional town of Puente Antiguo, New Mexico,...

Third-Person OmniscientRiddle us this, Caped Crusader: what happens when you have traditional third person omniscient narrative narrated by an actual god? The presumption with usual third-person na...

Adventure/Parable/Quest/Science FictionSuperhero movies practically constitute a genre all their own these days, but that usually means a healthy mix of adventure and science fiction. The Asgardian...

We'd like to discuss the deep significance of this title, and how it invests the film with all kinds of subtle nuance and meaning…but that would be a lie. They're cutting to the chase as quickly...

All's Well That Ends…Deceptively WellLet's see…earth safe from the Destroyer? Check. Thor, wiser, humbler and hammer-enabled again? Check. Loki, sucked into whirling space vortex from which the...

PG-13The rating is PG-13 because: shirtless Chris Hemsworth (you're welcome, folks). Oh, and because the fights tend to be kind of pound-y. That said, the fights are definitely of the comic book va...