Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Loki.”To this point in “Loki” season 2, it’s felt easier than expected to compartmentalize the series — not just from connections to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also from the disturbing criminal allegations surrounding actor Jonathan Majors. Until episode 3, any trace of the villainous […]
Continue readingThis post contains spoilers for “Loki” season 2, episode 2.Out of all heroes and villains inhabiting the MCU, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has arguably become the most three-dimensional and fully realized character. In his first introduction in “Thor,” Loki yearned to be accepted as a true Asgardian, only to find out that he was actually the […]
Continue readingIf Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has proven something, is that he knows how to survive and endure. Since his live-action debut in Thor, this character has become a fan-favorite villain-turned-anti-hero. It’s precisely these survival abilities that keep him returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After appearing in the Thor trilogy and the third and fourth Avengers […]
Continue readingMike Flanagan is back with his latest Netflix horror series. Sure, his last foray into Netflix horror, “The Midnight Club,” wasn’t the best, but this is still the filmmaker behind “The Haunting of Hill House,” so we’ll cut him some slack. Plus, there’s no denying “The Fall of the House of Usher” looks like a […]
Continue readingThe first season of Marvel Studios’ “Loki” expanded the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a full-on multiverse. Picking up after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the series places the trickster god (Tom Hiddleston) on a new mission with the Time Variance Authority to preserve the timeline. In addition to introducing the concept of an MCU multiverse, “Loki” […]
Continue readingTom Hiddleston, who has played Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the first “Thor” film in 2011, is a charismatic actor. Fans love him with a passion, and any search of Loki fan art can tell you that. Finding someone to play opposite him would be enough of a challenge. Finding someone who was […]
Continue readingI’m not sure if “Loki” season 1 is Marvel’s best Disney+ series to date, but it may be the most consistent quality-wise. While other Marvel Cinematic Universe shows have flown higher before stumbling in the final stretch (not naming names), director Kate Herron was steady-handed in her efforts behind the camera on the God of […]
Continue readingOne could make — and no doubt some resourceful Marvel Cinematic Universe fans have made — a video about Loki (Tom Hiddleston) hooking up with different characters in the MCU using footage from Hiddleston’s non-Marvel projects. The actor had a tragic affair with Rachel Weisz (Melina Vostokoff in “Black Widow“) in “The Deep Blue Sea,” […]
Continue readingLoki Laufeyson, the Asgardian “God of Mischief” based on the Norse deity, is perhaps the most beloved anti-hero character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Loki initially made an appearance as a villain in the 2011 film Thor as the adoptive son of Odin and adopted brother of the superheroic God of Thunder. Despite being introduced […]
Continue readingPlenty of Marvel movies feature villains that are made likable due to combinations of strong writing and acting. Viewers love Tom Hiddleston’s Loki despite his attempts to conquer the world because of his relatable family issues, which Hiddleston brings to life excellently. Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger was extremely charismatic and had understandable goals about trying […]
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