Bob Chipman, Author at The Escapist

About Critics (Part II)

Two weeks ago I decided to offer my answers to questions and criticism commonly asked of movie critics. Let’s finish that up… “Movie ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 10, 2011

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Hair of the Dog

NOTE: The following article contains significant plot spoilers for The Hangover and The Hangover: Part II. Part two of “About Critics” will (probably) ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 3, 2011

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About Critics (Part 1)

Contrary to what you may assume, I actually do read pretty-much every comment that is posted to almost every video or piece of ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 27, 2011

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Things to Do Instead of Pirates

The big new movie this week, Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, is terrible. Not just in the expected “3rd sequel to ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 20, 2011

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What?s What in Thor

NOTE: By necessity, the following article contains massive spoilers for Thor, as well as The Incredible Hulk, both Iron Man movies, 75+ of ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 13, 2011

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The Beaver

During the pre-release promotion for her new film, The Beaver, director/star Jodie Foster participated in a roundtable interview with members of the Boston-area ...

By Bob ChipmanMay 6, 2011

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How to Read Movie News

Or, more precisely, how to read a movie “press release.” For the uninitiated, a press release is a prepared statement by a business, ...

By Bob ChipmanApril 29, 2011

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How to Read Movie Criticism

I’m often surprised by the volume of emails, messages and general feedback I continue to get from Escape to The Movies fans. After ...

By Bob ChipmanApril 22, 2011

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Cutting Room

Scream 4 makes a half-hearted attempt at revitalizing the largely moribund slasher genre this weekend. You can see my full review on this ...

By Bob ChipmanApril 15, 2011

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“Super“Man

(Concurrent with Boston-area screenings of Super, writer/director James Gunn sat down for an interview with MovieBob. The quotations in this article are taken ...

By Bob ChipmanApril 8, 2011

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Stars and Stripes

NOTE: The following contains spoilers for about 60+ years of Marvel Comics stories and thus may also contain indirect spoilers for this and ...

By Bob ChipmanApril 1, 2011

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Dream a Little Dream

Sucker Punch, opening in the U.S. today, is a movie about dreams – about the need for fantasy and imagination, as tools to ...

By Bob ChipmanMarch 25, 2011

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