The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – The (Iron) Man of the moment

A funny thing happened when I finally watched Iron Man last weekend. Not only was my disinterest in the comic book adaptation vindicated—it was a fun in spots, but overall incomprehensible, inconsequential and slow—but I also realized just how great it is that Robert Downey Jr. is finally clean, sober and earning the respect and the lead roles he has deserved for a long time. More…