Marvel is on the ropes.
Will Tom Holland’s latest outing be its saviour – or will the film get tangled in its own web of cliches?This year has been an experimental one for Marvel.
After no big releases in 2020, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has branched out into new, fully integrated television shows and hybrid blockbuster releases to sit alongside its main cinema offerings.
Much of it has been met with praise and adoration, but more recent releases have failed to capture the imagination in the same way as previous fan favourites.Since the summer highs of Loki and What If…?, the MCU has been on a downward spiral the likes of which it has never seen before.
Black Widow and Shang-Chi are burdened by the weight of two dozen other films bearing down on them, neither feeling completely at ease going off in their own direction.
Eternals, which
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