You can enjoy Inception in any number of ways, as action film with big brain, science fiction with multiple twists, spy flick, heist flick, love story, or simply a big budget spectacle.

LOS ANGELES — Robert Downey Jr. is packing a bigger box-office punch with his second "Iron Man" movie. "Iron Man 2" took in $52.4 million domes...

LOS ANGELES — Tony Stark piloted to the top of the box office but not the record books. "Iron Man 2," the sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. as ...

LOS ANGELES — Spoiler alert! At long last, Tony and Pepper kiss. In the 2008 blockbuster "Iron Man," billionaire Tony Stark (aka superhero "Iro...

Wow, Tony Stark, you're such an innovator. Wounded and held hostage with a makeshift electromagnet stuck in your chest, you take a couple of sardine c...

'Iron Man 2' comes out Friday and will likely make Robert Downey Jr. one of the biggest movie stars of the year. Whether or not you plan to see him re...

I explained to my youngest that Downey had dramatically turned his life around, and my kid said, "Well, Dad, you'd have to say he's doing pretty well now, right?" Yes, I'd say he's doing just fine.

Even super-heroes suffer from sophomore slump and Iron Man is no exception.

Iron Man 2 has abandoned all pretenses of social relevance, as it strips its characters and its world of all real-world resonance for the sake of crowd-pleasing gee-whiz adventure.

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This time, Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski take a can opener to Iron Man 2, the successful sequel to the 2008 blockbuster, starring...

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Over the course of his career, DJ AM (born Adam Goldstein) played countless celebrity parties and gatherings, but one of his last was captured on film...

There are a lot of elements of modern cinema on which I'd like to see a moratorium declared. Let's start with remakes - particularly remakes of reall...

Finally, an honest costumed crime fighter film. None of that smarmy "hey aren't we smarter than the fans" shit or this "Above it all NYTimes crit stuff" -- this is a comic book fan's movie, one for those who used to draw their own stories in grade school.

This is not about whether the films are good or not, but whether critics properly understand the genre that said franchise represents.

Iron Man 2, entertaining as it is, and I like it, is a big missed opportunity. It could have been a lighter version of The Dark Knight, exploring deeper themes in a pop context with a more congenial cast. Instead, it's confused.

Iron Man 2 has grossed $133.6 million, currently the fourth-largest opening weekend on record.