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On 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 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
Read MoreA new IMDB listing under the stunts section of The Flash has indicated that Martian Manhunter actor, Harry Lennix, may make a return as the infamous Justice League member in the upcoming DC blockbuster. IMDB has been a notorious location in the past for giving away secret appearances in movies and tv shows, such as Jonathan Majors appearance in the final episode
Read MoreThere are few movies as impactful and defining for me as 1982’s Blade Runner. I recently mentioned the Ridley Scott film when talking about its similarities to the recently released Reminiscence, and I haven’t been able to get it off my brain since then. While my love for the Denis Villeneuve sequel — Blade Runner 2049 — is unquestionable and unfaltering,
Read MoreEver since Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn debuted in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, she has been an undeniable fan favorite. Now that her most recent venture as the character has passed with James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad premiering earlier this month, here I’ll look forward and talk about where I want to see this character go in the near future. Sometime around
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