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This movie appeals to me as a fan of both the source material and the genre of superhero films themselves.
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This movie appeals to me as a fan of both the source material and the genre of superhero films themselves.
Werewolf by Night is the stylistic departure that Marvel has long needed to break from its own tired genre.
While the limited-run series was enjoyable while it lasted, I must admit that the pacing seemed somewhat rushed. Looking back on the show, I feel that the series had an enormous amount of potential — almost too much to be limited to just six episodes, despite a total run time of 302 minutes.
(Warning: major spoilers ahead!) At first, Marvel’s Eternals staggered onto the big screen under abysmal ratings from critics and a horde of ‘review-bombers’ enraged by the film’s diverse cast and LGBTQ+ representation. The film now, however, seems to be getting fairly positive audience reviews, praised for its existential ambitions. On the heels of the widely-successful Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, fans are wringing their hands over the lackluster response.
I, at least, unrepentantly enjoyed Eternals, despite my problems with it. While an overcrowded spectacle with pacing and subtlety issues, Eternals — directed by the talented Chloé Zhao — was redeemed by its cinematography and soundtrack, and the chemistry of its ensemble cast that made their characters vulnerable and charming. The film forecasts the future of the MCU: cramped, convoluted and beautifully strange.
First and foremost, I think that Eternals should have been two films, or have been twenty minutes longer.
With just under a month before the film is released, fans will no doubt spend the next several weeks analyzing every frame of the trailers, searching for clues regarding the characters and storylines.
Pentagon funding aside, let’s consider the basic plot of the vast majority of Marvel movies: an attractive superhero travels to another country or world to fight a horde of faceless CGI monsters. Because, you know, apparently we should think that enemies overseas aren’t people.
Like the beloved, wayward character at its heart, ‘Loki’ is funny, somewhat at odds with itself — and carries the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spoilers ahead.
The Internet is alight with theories as to what new havoc Tom Hiddleston’s Loki will wreak in Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ show, “Loki,” which follows the god of mischief and agents of the Time Variance Authority as they scramble to mend his damage to the timeline.
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” Marvel’s latest six-episode series, recently concluded after its final episode was released April 23 on Disney+. This series follows Sam Wilson and James “Bucky” Barnes six months after the events of Avengers: Endgame as they navigate the consequences of half of the world’s population returning.
American media still has limited offerings of Muslim representation, but Khan and her story are helping by adding more Muslim voices to the screen.