Fantastic Four (2005) -vs- X-Men (2000)
The Smackdown When I was growing up, my favorite comicbook was the Fantastic Four (okay, it was a tie with the Avengers, but they haven’t made that film yet). Anyway, I collected X-Men and Spider-Man […]
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) -vs- Superman III (1983)
The Smackdown Since more ink is being spilled on Spider-Man 3 than the Bible these days, we thought we’d reach back for our Smackdown, almost a quarter-of-a-century to 1983 for Superman III. Here we have […]
Spider-Man 3 (2007) -vs- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Smackdown After facing responsibilities while battling an eight-armed mad scientist, what more can Peter Parker learn by confronting a vengeful best friend, a sandy common criminal, and a disgruntled photographer overtaken by alien goo? […]
In the Land of Women (2007) -vs- Garden State (2004)
The Smackdown Here we have two writer-directors telling coming-of-age stories starring TV stars who are trying to give off a semi-leading-man feature vibe while projecting angst and alienation. Making his debut, writer-director Jonathan Kasden gives […]
Grindhouse (2007) -vs- Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Smackdown Quentin Tarantino is a man dangerously close to something, and you’ll get different answers as to what that something is depending on who you ask. Acceptable answers would include: (1) dangerously close to […]