Thor: The Dark World gets that mostly right, too, and exhibits (in spurts) the same goofy charm of the original
Ron Howard’s Rush presents an authentic-feeling re-creation of the 1970s rivalry between Formula 1 drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt
Despite the gloomy title, Star Trek Into Darkness is anything but: this is a big, bright, slam-bang action-adventure film
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Star Trek is the kind of Hollywood blockbuster that hasn’t been seen since Spielberg and Lucas were in their prime