X: First Class (2011)

X: First Class (2011)
Rating: ★★★
Jun 5, 2011Comic-Book Superheroes/Origin Prequel
An X-Men origin story that serves as the occasion to recast the series with younger actors. This works far better than the previous two films, integrating the characters in a strong story, although is quiet at the superheroic action

Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014)

Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (2014)
Rating:
Mar 23, 2014James Bond Creator Biopic
TV mini-series biopic of James Bond creator Ian Fleming that substantially embellishes details of Fleming's biography to create its own story. Dominic Cooper is absurdly miscast as Fleming, playing the part with a boyish smirk

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Rating: ★★
Jul 15, 2017Arthurian Legends
Guy Ritchie's take on the Arthurian legends is an awkward beast that comes out as half wannabe Michael Bay film giddy with CGI delirium and half one of Ritchie's typical Man's Man caper films. In all of this, Ritchie plays very liberally with the elements of the Arthurian legends