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 […]
Continue readingIn a new interview with Vanity Fair, “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta revealed she was in frequent contact with previous Marvel directors before and during the making of her MCU tentpole. She asked Chloé Zhao (“Eternals”), James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) before accepting “The Marvels” directing gig if entering […]
Continue readingWhile there’s plenty to love about the dominant sci-fi franchises like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek,” I can’t help but get even more excited when a promising, original sci-fi movie comes along. Especially when it looks as good as “The Creator.”Directed by “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” filmmaker Gareth Edwards, “The Creator” is set in a future […]
Continue readingLet’s get something out of the way: Kuwait, and other countries within the Gulf, ban films all the time for featuring Lgbtqia+ characters and themes. Best Picture winner “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was banned for Joy’s queerness (and moments like the butt-plug battle), “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was banned for Gwen and her father’s […]
Continue readingRome wasn’t built in a day, nor did its empire collapse in one. The same could be said for the commercial juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has struggled to find its footing since bringing the decade-in-the-making story that was The Infinity Saga to a close with “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019.At first, things […]
Continue readingEditor’s Note: The following contains full spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaOne of Marvel Studios’ biggest missteps with most of their films is the lack of tension or stakes in their standalone stories, and that’s unfortunately the case for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). The official start of the McU’s fifth phase and […]
Continue readingKumail Nanjiani has eternally had a “weird relationship” with food and diet culture, but Marvel’s “Eternals” marked a turning point for the actor.While Nanjiani underwent a physical transformation to play a god superhero in the 2021 film, he had to come to terms with long-lingering issues related to food consumption.“Growing up, I was sort of […]
Continue readingWarner Bros./DC’s “Black Adam” is holding on to the No. 1 spot at the box office for one more weekend before the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” on Friday, adding 18.5 million for a domestic total of 137 million after three weekends.With hopes of a Chinese release diminishing, “Black Adam” continues to follow the […]
Continue readingBrett Goldstein opened up about his entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the “Ted Lasso” FYC event in Los Angeles Monday evening.The actor made his franchise debut at the conclusion of Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which hit theaters earlier this month. In a post-credits scene featuring Zeus (Russell Crowe) fretting over his […]
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