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Madame Web Is the Best Superhero Movie 2003 Has to Offer
You may have heard that Madame Web is not a good movie. That there are, in fact, things about Madame Web that could be described as “The Worst.” I am not here to refute those claims; there are in fact many things about Madame Web that are not what you would feasibly call “good.” But…
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Marvel Star Jonathan Majors Found Guilty of Reckless Assault
The jury has reached a verdict in Jonathan Majors’ trial, declaring the Marvel Studios actor guilty of reckless assault in the third degree as well as guilty of harassment. He was found not guilty of intentional assault in the third degree and not guilty of aggravated harassment in second degree. This news, reported by the…
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Movies Are Being Killed by Franchise Ambitions
The ultimate endgames of studios like Marvel and DC are now bleeding into the movies themselves, and they’re not better for it.
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With Quantumania, Ant-Man Becomes a Victim of the MCU’s Saga Obsession
The structure of superhero movie franchises sure has changed, hasn’t it? It’s easy to forget, but pre-2008, these tentpole blockbusters usually capped themselves at a trilogy of movies, whether they wanted to or not. Back then, a trilogy felt like a good number of films; not too little, not too much, and adequately enabling character…