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As Mr. Nobody once said, “More TV superheroes? how original!” Except, when it comes to the Doom Patrol, it’s quite genuinely the truth. The series, about to launch its third season, has turned the genre on its head, embracing the most outlandish and unorthodox ideas that the source material had to offer. All while developing these absolutely compelling characters who look
Read MoreWith every new rumor that pops up surrounding this movie, it’s become apparent that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is setting itself up to be one of the heavy hitters for Phase 4 of the MCU. From the appearance of variants of characters we know, to interconnected storylines and alternate timelines, it may seem like a rather complex story that
Read MoreWith most Marvel or DC projects, sometimes there are big leaks and sometimes we get crumbs and tiny puzzle pieces to clue us in on what is going on in a project. In this particular case, this is definitely just a tiny piece, but fun to speculate about, nonetheless. Specifically, a recent listing on Mandy has indicated that we will see
Read MoreWhat We Do In The Shadows season 3 has only run three episodes so far seems to be improving with each one. In the series premiere, they quickly shifted the series in a much different direction than previous seasons had. With the once isolated trio of vampires of Staten Island now finding themselves running the whole show, as the new Vampiric Council
Read MoreWith domestic opening predictions as low as $30 million, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings opened to a stellar $71.4 million Labor Day weekend at the box office, shattering expectations. The MCU’s newest origin story now owns the highest Labor Day opening of all time while also achieving the second-highest opening weekend of the pandemic. Marvel currently owns the pandemic’s two
Read MoreOn Friday, Disney staked their claim on four 2024 release dates for Marvel Studios films. While there are no real surprises here, we can finally speculate about the MCU’s 2024 movies now that we have concrete release dates! While we don’t have a confirmed release date for every announced MCU film, there are three unclaimed 2023 dates. Assuming that Captain America
Read MoreMalignant is the most fun I’ve had watching a horror movie in a long time. Since James Wan busted on the scene with 2004’s genre reforming hit Saw, his work has been consistently divisive (to say the least). But, the man doesn’t fail to reassure audiences that he knows what he’s doing, putting out two billion-dollar films in the last 6
Read MoreAround the time of publication of part three of my and Anthony Flagg’s ongoing series about the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse Marcoverses, our amazingly talented editor Ms. Lizzie Hill proposed an idea about an offshoot article. She threw out the idea of exploring the Monsterverse within the MCM and how that would naturally grow from projects already announced and those rumored to
Read MoreFor fans of the 1998 anime, news that Cowboy Bebop would be getting a live-action adaptation for Netflix was emotionally conflicting. I was excited to finally jump into the world of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, and Faye Valentine through another adaptation, but the thought of someone possibly using the Cowboy Bebop name and falling face-first into failure was worrying. However, after
Read MoreSpoiler warning for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings below! As I had suspected would happen by the end of Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi’s sister Xialing (Meng’er Zhang) takes over the Ten Rings organization. It’s also apparent that the transition was probably made immediately, with the scene zooming out showing the stylistic graffiti we
Read MoreThe latest entry in the MCU, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, thundered into theaters over the long weekend. The film was packed full of surprises, including two end-credits scenes that rank among my favorites in the entire franchise. In this article, I’ll be speculating on what the future holds for Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi based on these scenes. MAJOR
Read MoreTo me, there are five Marvel movies that are the most crucial to the success of the entire MCU, even though every movie has played a role in the success of the franchise (whether it be through critical reception, public reception, or storytelling). Today I’ll be discussing my top five movies I believe defined the MCU’s success critically and publicly as
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