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REVIEW: Ms. Marvel – Season 1, Episode 6 “No Normal
Ms. Marvel went against the grain and saved the worst for last. (Well, maybe; it’s a toss-up between this and last week’s snoozefest.) “No Normal” is a finale that feels like it had no setup outside of a minute-and-a-half scene at the end of the previous episode, with poor plotting, ridiculo...
Read MoreMs. Marvel is Now a Mutant
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 15, 2022 | 0
The Ms. Marvel series has confirmed the existence of mutants in the MCU by making Kamala Khan a mutant in a shrugged-off moment during the season’s final scene. Ms. Marvel went summarily unwatched by the G+G sphere despite Salon’s accusations to the contrary and was the lowest watch...
Read MoreIs Secret Wars on the Way in the MCU?
The Russo Brothers know how to drive Marvel fans crazy. At the premiere for their Netflix action movie The Gray Man, Joe and Anthony Russo (or Joe Russo, really) spoke to Deadline about a possible Marvel movie they’d want to direct. The answer is not so much surprising as it is mouthwatering: Secr...
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 MoreTaika Waititi Mocks Thor: Love and Thunder Effects
If I already didn’t like Taika Waititi, I really can’t stand him now. The director of Thor: Love and Thunder made a video with Valkyrie actress Tessa Thompson for Vanity Fair in which they give a sort of running commentary on a scene from the new film. Part of the video – which I’m sure &hel...
Read MoreREVIEW: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Jul 8, 2022 | 1
Thor: Love and Thunder released in the theaters this weekend, marking the next movie in Marvel’s Phase 4 and bringing with it all the cheap and shallow comedy for which both Taika Waititi and the MCU are now known. The film raises some interesting questions but does not carry through on any of the...
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