Tag: Avengers: Infinity War
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Marvel’s What If…? Exposes The Biggest Flaw With Avengers: Endgame
The death of Iron Man at the end of Joe and Anthony Russo’s ultra-blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” is tragic, but not because he sacrificed his life. It’s tragic because Tony Stark, with his dying breath, transformed from an ostensible hero into a mass murderer.”Avengers: Endgame” climaxed with a lengthy battle sequence wherein every known, living character…
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The ‘Missing Narrative’ That Would’ve Bridged Captain Marvel And Avengers: Endgame
Anthony and Joe Russo’s 2018 superhero blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War” was the 19th film in the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe, and had an ending so beautifully bleak that it could have served as the proper ending to the entire series. Since the start of the MCU in 2008, Earth had become suddenly and suspiciously lousy with…
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Joss Whedon Predicted Marvel’s Current Problems While Making Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Regardless of how you feel about the movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2008 — 2019 run is one of the most impressive achievements in commercial filmmaking history. Starting with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man,” Marvel turned several of the company’s B-level superheroes into A-level film franchises. Getting non-geeks amped up for the assemblage of “The Avengers”…
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‘Barbie’ Outpaces ‘The Avengers’ as 11th-Highest Grossing Domestic Release in History
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has generated $626 million at the domestic box office, overtaking Marvel’s 2012 blockbuster “The Avengers” ($623 million) as the 11th-highest grossing release in history.In order to crack the top 10, “Barbie” will need to outpace 2015’s “Jurassic World” (No. 10 with $653 million), “Titanic” (No. 9 with $674 million), “Avengers: Infinity War”…
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The MCU Gave Us Its Best Fight Scene in Under 3 Minutes
The MCU has consistently delivered some of the most exciting action/fight scenes in the history of film, scenes that have become legendary in their relatively short lifespan. The Leipzig, Germany Airport Battle in Captain America: Civil War. The Battle of New York in The Avengers. The dream team of all three live-action Spider-Men against their…
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Box Office Stats Have Nothing To Do With a Film’s Quality, Actually
The top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time at the domestic box office (without adjusting for inflation) are The Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avatar, Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Infinity War, Titanic, and Jurassic World, respectively. Out of those 10, five were nominated for Best…
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Every Superhero (And Villain) Power In Secret Invasion’s Super Skrull Cocktail
This article contains spoilers for “Secret Invasion.”Well, that just happened. The season finale of Marvel Studios’ “Secret Invasion” was a scant 38 minutes including the “previously on…” recap and credits, but the blur of events included a fight between two Super Skrulls imbued with the superpowers of Captain Marvel, the Avengers, the Guardians of the…
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‘Dead Reckoning Part One’: Pom Klementieff Is More than an MCU Sidekick
Editor’s Note: The following contains full spoilers for ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One introduces plenty of new characters, but the best one may be the tenacious assassin Paris, expertly played by Pom Klementieff. If the name sounds familiar, Klementieff is undoubtedly best known for her role in…
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Budget Breakdown: How Marvel Made Cinematic History
Avengers: Endgame was a record-breaking “marvel” at the box office, but odds are you already knew that. Prior to the epic conclusion to the Infinity Sage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2019, Endgame was a proper event that had a lot riding on it. Not only did the film have to provide a satisfying…
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Where To Watch and Stream ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Easily one of the most anticipated movies of Summer 2023, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 represents the biggest conclusion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Avengers: Endgame. The original Guardians of the Galaxy is fondly remembered by fans as one of the McU’s funniest films, but it was also a movie that, in hindsight,…