
I’ve had three intensely stressful but worthwhile movie experiences. When I saw
The Importance of Being Earnest as a dorky twelve year-old, I was so delighted by its twists and turns and pseudo-sexual content that I distractedly drank an extra-large lemonade on my own. The inevitable battle between film and bladder began, and in my distraction, eyes glued to the screen, I gnawed on the edges of my waxy paper cup until the whole thing was nothing but a horrible white wad that took up most of my mouth. The second, a way less gross instance, was seeing
Gravity on a stormy...

While I have loved many Marvel movies of the past (
Iron Man,
Thor,
The Avengers), the first installment of this franchise,
Captain America: The First Avenger, just like this sequel, left me disappointed.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (what is it with these super long titles?) is full of action, comedic life,...