Captain America, ever misunderstood, deserved a movie that demonstrated his credo: it's not about loyalty to any administration, government, or superior, but simply to doing the right thing. When puny Steve Rogers is asked by Dr. Abraham Erskine (played with kindness and wit by Stanley Tucci) if he wants to "go kill some Nazis", the reply is "I don't want to kill anybody, I just don't like bullies." more ›

Fans of the comic will enjoy seeing Oa and the Corps rendered on the big screen, but newcomers will be lost in the murky back-and-forth between action and explanation. After superhero movies have come so far, there's no excuse for one that isn't epic or personal enough. more ›

We had more fun watching this show than we did seeing Chicago's famed improv group Second City. We enjoyed this more than some of the of the stuff we've seen off-Broadway! Of course, since this is an improvised show—meaning the characters and situations are created on the spot—the show we saw most certainly won't be the show you'll see. Yet we trust that any group putting on something so fresh and vibrant one weekend will be able to reproduce the magic in the next performance. Watching a comedy show like this is sort of like visiting the farmer's market. You see fresh eggs and tomatoes every week, but you don't see exactly the same eggs, now do you? more ›