Is Marvel’s Insistence on Being So Firmly On-The-Nose Rooted in a Distrust of Its Audience?

Is Marvel’s Insistence on Being So Firmly On-The-Nose Rooted in a Distrust of Its Audience?

In ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, Marvel, writer Michael Waldron and director Sam Raimi, tell rather than show. Is this because they don’t trust us to understand film language? Essay by Callum McGuigan.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Review

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Review

Sam Raimi takes the reins of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, a sentimental and flashy Marvel movie filled with fan service. Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen star. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

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Doctor Strange (2016) Review

Doctor Strange (2016) Review

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Dr Stephen Strange in Scott Derrickson’s Marvel Cinematic Universe offering ‘Doctor Strange’ (2016), an eye-popping MCU entry. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

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10 Best Spider-Man: No Way Home Moments

10 Best Spider-Man: No Way Home Moments

The 10 best moments from 2021’s biggest box office hit, the MCU-adjacent multiverse-spanning ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, from the big twists to those cameos. List by Jake Gill.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ to Conclude Franchise Says Director

‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ to Conclude Franchise Says Director

‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ will conclude the ‘Guardians’ franchise within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), says screenwriter-director James Gunn. Report by George Taylor.

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

Marvel’s first true martial arts film is endlessly thrilling, funny and heartfelt. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

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Black Widow (2021) Review

Black Widow (2021) Review

Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff finally gets her standalone Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in ‘Black Widow’, from director Cate Shortland. Review by Mark Carnochan.

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Far From Home – Throwing Shade at the Superhero Factory

Far From Home – Throwing Shade at the Superhero Factory

“Compelling character first, crash-bang-wallop second”, the compelling subtext of ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ (2019), by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

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Far from Home – E.D.I.T.H. and the Morality of the MCU

Far from Home – E.D.I.T.H. and the Morality of the MCU

Spider-Man: Far from Home introduces a problematic new piece of technology that illustrates a genre shift in politics that Jacob Davis explores, here.

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Avengers: Endgame (2019) Review

Avengers: Endgame (2019) Review

Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the most important superhero film of all time. Joseph Wade reviews Marvel’s culmination of a 21-film journey, directed by the Russo Brothers, here.

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