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Wolverine provides sharp contrast in a summer of duds
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Hugh Jackman appeaers in a scene from "The Wolverine." - photo by Ben Rothstein
“The Wolverine” is probably the best blockbuster of the summer season, but that isn’t necessarily saying much. For American cinema, 2013 is destined to be known as the Year of the Implosion. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas recently predicted that Hollywood studios are heading toward an implosion caused by their insistence on making bloated-budget blockbusters despite steadily falling revenues.