Chris Evans as the title character in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Caution: Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
WHEN it comes to reviews of superhero movies – to use an umbrella term as unwieldy as the relevant object would be in this perfect storm of pop culture – there is a certain tone that has latterly become apparent. The New York Times' and Slate's takes on Captain America: The Winter Soldier are two examples; reviewers mostly unable to look past the trappings of genre, even though that genre has grown and grown up.
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