North Carolina Film Critics Association

6 hours ago

Review: "Avengers: Endgame" from member Adam Frazier.

Directed by brothers Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, "Avengers: Endgame" is the fourth installment in the Avengers franchise and the 22nd Marvel Studios feature to date. The 181-minute movie represents the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, which first began with the release of Jon Favreau’s "Iron Man" in 2008. Since then, Marvel Studios movies have grossed a combined total of over $18 billion worldwide over the last 11 years. The previous "Avengers" entry, 2018’s "Avengers: Infinity War", has already earned over $2 billion at the box office, making it the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time. To say this follow-up is eagerly anticipated would be an understatement, but does Marvel's "Endgame" – a finale 11 years in the making – live up to the unprecedented hype and unrealistic expectations? Yes it does. And then some.

In theaters April 26 2019. #Avengers #AvengersEndgame ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

10 hours ago

Listen: Real World Theology, Episode 195 with member Mikey Fissel.

Even though we may have been confused as to why there was another version of "Spider-Man" coming to our cinemas (especially an animated one), we, and audiences everywhere, quickly found out why. "Into the Spider-Verse" has been met with incredible reviews and so we take some time to talk about what this film does different, why it has captured audiences attention, and how it thematically stands apart from some of your other superhero films. ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

1 day ago

Review: "Instant Dreams" from member Jill Boniske.

Did you ever have a Polaroid camera or loved that instantaneous thrill of having the image appear in your hands? The Polaroid camera was a marvel and this quirky doc clues you in to how truly amazing it was as it charts the history from its invention to its demise. It also takes three (and a half) people and explores their connections to the film: a man trying to recreate the film after Polaroid officially folded and the formula for the film went with it, a photographer still using a hoard of the out of date film, and an author who wrote a book about all about Polaroid. And while some of it is interesting, the pieces don’t really add up to a whole. And if you are at all into photography you know that there is instant film available today. It’s an art for art’s sake film in a lot of ways.

Available for streaming via Vimeo. #InstantDreams ...

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1 day ago

Member Noel T. Manning saw "Avengers: Endgame" yesterday.

Below are his spoiler-free thoughts on the soon-to-be released film. #Endgame ...