Author: Ema Sasic

Ema Sasic

Ema Sasic is a journalist with The Desert Sun in Palm Springs where she covers entertainment and health. Her work has included interviews with filmmakers and Palm Springs film festival coverage. Additionally, she is a film critic and podcaster for Next Best Picture, an emerging voice in the awards season race, and she is a member of the Hollywood Critics Association. If she’s not writing about a film, Ema can be found in a movie theater checking out the latest releases. She also enjoys attending film festivals, in person or virtually.

I’ve never seen Captain America: The First Avenger before. We’ve met Tony, Natasha, Bruce, Thor and have only been introduced to Clint. Now it’s time to meet Captain America himself: Steve Rogers. The first-time Marvel Cinematic Universe watches continue with “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Much like several of the other films I’ve seen on this journey, I knew basically nothing going into the 2011 film starring Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving and Tommy Lee Jones. Here’s what I thought. 1. I am aware that Chris Evans is shirtless at least once in this movie and it’s…

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