In your review of “X-Men Origins”, you say that ‘their story starts in “1840 — the Northwest Territories of Canada,” a neat trick, since Canada was formed in 1867, and its Northwest Territories in 1870.’ Certainly there were no Northwest Territories in 1840, but there’s nothing incorrect about referring to Canada in 1840. The current federation of Canada was formed in 1867, but there were people called Canadians and places called Canada well before then. The U.S. Articles of Confederation refer to Canada by name, for example.

Take his review of Fast & Furious.

“Fast & Furious” is exactly and precisely what you’d expect. Nothing more, unfortunately. You get your cars that are fast and your characters that are furious. You should. They know how to make these movies by now. Producer Neil Moritz is on his fourth, and director Justin Lin on his second. Vin Diesel and other major actors are back from “The Fast and the Furious” (2001). All they left behind were two definite articles.
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After three earlier movies in the series, which have been transmuted into video games, why do we need a fourth one? Oh. I just answered my own question.