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Marvel and the Multiverse of Rumors
Rumor has it that, in addition to setting up the Disney+ Ironheart show, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will introduce the MCU’s iteration of Doctor Doom. In addition, a shortlist for Fantastic Four casting has allegedly been leaked by 4chan. Finally, a rumor has hit the web that Steven Spielbe...
Read MoreMarvel Phase 4’s Villain is “Trauma”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 12, 2022 | 1
A common criticism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe of late is that Phase 4 is not a cinematic universe; the films don’t connect or feel like they share the same continuity. With the lack of a cohesive villain being built up for the end of the phase, Phase 4 has come across as a garbled mess...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ms. Marvel – Season 1, Episode 5 “Time and Again”
Okay, I think we can call it: Ms. Marvel sucks. I tried to go with it, to enjoy the good elements and hope they were leading somewhere, but “Time and Again” irrevocably ruins any chance of a decent payoff. Half of it is boring, and the other half is an anticlimactic end to the season’s &hellip...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ms. Marvel – Season 1, Episode 4 “Seeing Red”
“Seeing Red” should have been a lot better than it is. This was Ms. Marvel’s chance to shake up its story and character dynamics, to give a meandering and kind of dull series a boost of excitement. Well, they changed the scenery, but it’s the same mess as before – with an extra helping of ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ms. Marvel – Season 1, Episode 3 “Destined”
Remember the Honest Trailer about Revenge of the Sith (back when they were funny)? There’s a line in it that says Revenge of the Sith is “the best Star Wars prequel by default simply because something occasionally happens.” That’s “Destined,” the third episode of Ms. Marvel, in a nutshel...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ms. Marvel – Season 1, Episode 2 “Crushed”
A slow burn isn’t always a good thing, as Ms. Marvel has demonstrated in its first two episodes. The premiere, “Generation Why,” functioned mostly as an introduction to the characters but had almost no plot. Episode 2, “Crushed,” follows suit, with more character-building – the effective...
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