Tag: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania’ Stunk — Literally!
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania stunk. No, that’s not a critique of the movie. An on-set mix up of set materials, a mistaken order that led to the wrong material being brought in, literally made the set of the film so unbearably stinky that the production had to halt. With all the incredible advancements in…
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Box Office: ‘Wonka’ Beats ‘Aquaman 2’ in Final 2023 Matchup
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” swam to second place in its sophomore outing, collecting a soft $19.5 million over the weekend and an estimated $26 million through New Year’s Day on Monday. It has grossed $84 million domestically and $258 million globally after two weeks of release, on par with eventual comic book disappointments like…
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What Marvel Movies Were Like Before Disney Owned Marvel
Do you recall what Marvel movies were like before Disney took over? Let’s look at it this way. Critical reception to the latest MCU release, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, has been average at best, currently rocking a Rotten 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. Even a low score like that tops pre-Disney Marvel films like Howard…
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Tom Hiddleston Couldn’t Say Loki’s Rudest Line In The Avengers Without Giggling
Before Chris Pratt and James Gunn managed to sneak an F-bomb past Kevin Feige and the censors in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” Marvel directors had to be a little more subtle about their profanity. Pratt’s delivery of the line in the third “Guardians” movie marked the first time the F-word had made it…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue ‘Absolutely Exists,’ New MCU Film Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’ Compared to Others
“Candyman” filmmaker Nia DaCosta is making her superhero directorial debut with Marvel’s upcoming “The Marvels,” a sequel to “Captain Marvel” that teams Brie Larson’s eponymous superhero with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau from “WandaVision” and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan from “Ms. Marvel.” It’s been a shaky year for comic book tentpoles, with Marvel’s own “Ant-Man and…
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We Need To Talk About Paul Rudd’s Round Robin Moment In Only Murders In The Building Season 3
This post contains spoilers for “Only Murders in the Building” season 3.Over the course of his career, Paul Rudd hasn’t died a lot onscreen. Comedian Patton Oswalt shot him in the chest in “Reno 911! Miami,” Alexander Skarsgard stabbed Rudd’s character Cactus Bill in the throat in the low key thriller “Mute” and I suppose…
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5 Reasons Disney’s Haunted Mansion Flopped At The Box Office
Disney has had an admittedly mixed year at the box office. They’ve had hits like “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” not to mention the absolute surprise turnaround that has been going on with “Elemental.” But the studio has also suffered some horrible misfires like “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” and “Ant-Man and…
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The Secret Invasion Finale Is One Of The Worst-Reviewed Marvel Things Ever – What The Heck Happened?
Warning: This article contains spoilers and some pretty gruesome post-mortem details on what went wrong with “Secret Invasion.”The numbers are in, the hot takes have been pouring into social media, and the post-finale analysis of “Secret Invasion” can truly begin in earnest. As the smoke clears from this week’s finale, which took the Marvel series…