Marvel Cinematic Universe

Superhero movies have dominated the cinematic landscape for the better part of two decades now and consistently generate some of the most popular franchises. They are so dominant and historically commercially successful that filmmakers like…

“The Flash” is unlike any other live-action superhero film that has come before. It’s intensely funny, heartbreaking, and a genuine love letter to DC fans. This is one of the best comic book films of the last 10 years and DC’s best since…

The original “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” was a completely unexpected but instant classic — and not just as far as superhero stories go. It has also become a classic piece of animated cinema, providing a perfect example of…

Spoilers for a nearly 100-year-old movie. In the ninth season of “The Simpsons,” Bart and Lisa uncover an old 35mm film reel containing an alternate ending to Michael Curtiz’s classic 1942 film “Casablanca.” In this version, Rick Blaine and…

Marvel Studios’ latest release, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” is bad; there is simply no other way to describe it. It is poorly written, with hamfisted exposition, and relies more on dreary but elaborate computer-generated imagery…

The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film is a mammoth, orbit-breaking success. “Spiderman: No Way Home,” which premiered over the weekend, is both critically and financially, the type of comic-book film we haven’t seen in a long time.…

When the Cowardly Lion met the Wizard of Oz, the Wizard said to him, “You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you’re confusing…

(spoilers ahead for “WandaVision”) In comic books you live in a world of multiverses — multiple universes with many iterations of your favorite heroes and villains all alive and well, all interacting in big storylines. We haven’t seen that…

On this week’s “WandaVision,” we get the pregnancy episode and an homage to 1970s style sitcoms like “The Brady Brunch.” The episode, entitled “Now in Color,” shows Wanda going through the entire nine months of pregnancy in the span of an…