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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Should Have Cut the Carnage

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Should Have Cut the Carnage

Little did the filmmakers behind Ruben Fleischer’s Venom know that Carnage would become a poisonous burden to Andy Serkis’ sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Asian Representation in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’

Asian Representation in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’

Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings tries to recontextualize its stereotypical origins into a highly-entertaining film. Does it succeed?

Marvel Studios ‘Black Widow’ Mishandles the MCU’s Most Popular Female Character

Marvel Studios ‘Black Widow’ Mishandles the MCU’s Most Popular Female Character

Marvel Studios’ Black Widow was too little, too late for the MCU’s most popular female character due partially to misogynistic business practices at Disney.

Fantasy Series ‘Loki’ Introduces MCU to the Multiverse

Fantasy Series ‘Loki’ Introduces MCU to the Multiverse

The Marvel Studios Disney+ series Loki uses the multiverse to dive deep into its central character and explore interesting moral and philosophical ideas.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Wildly Rocks Multiple Worlds

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Wildly Rocks Multiple Worlds

In a world where everybody knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, universes are bound to go crazy, and that makes Spider-Man: No Way Home fantastic entertainment.

Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ Echos Our Lasting Pandemic Grief

Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ Echos Our Lasting Pandemic Grief

Addressing pandemic-induced topics such as loss, grief, and mental illness, Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ serves as a metaphor for life in the time of COVID.

The New Mutants’ Cursed Journey to Theaters: A Horror Story

The New Mutants’ Cursed Journey to Theaters: A Horror Story

The New Mutants had a long, circuitous journey to the big screen as the final Marvel Comics film produced by 20th Century Fox before its merger with Disney.

‘The Immortal Hulk’ Finds Bruce Banner Coping with Internal and External Horrors

‘The Immortal Hulk’ Finds Bruce Banner Coping with Internal and External Horrors

Marvel Comics writer Al Ewing dives into Bruce Banner’s disturbed mind and finds Devil Hulk.

Zack Snyder, Matthew Arnold, and Ancient Stories in Comic Book Films

Zack Snyder, Matthew Arnold, and Ancient Stories in Comic Book Films

Does it make sense for contemporary Superman to stand beside ancient Zeus in comic book films? Filmmaker Zack Snyder and 19th century poet and critic Matthew Arnold think so.

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Makes the Most of Meta Commentary

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Makes the Most of Meta Commentary

Spider-Man: Far From Home ties up the themes of deception and Trump-era media manipulation and it ensures that the next Spider-Man film will be completely different from anything that came before.

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Culminates 2010’s Pop Culture Phenomenon

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Culminates 2010’s Pop Culture Phenomenon

Avengers: Endgame has the most crowd-pleasing finalé to a long-running pop culture series ever made.

The Obstacles in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Are Not Typical of MCU

The Obstacles in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Are Not Typical of MCU

Peyton Reed's "Disney-fied" Ant-Man and the Wasp is unchallenging in all the best ways.