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Why Marvel Cinematic Universe Lost its Magic
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been a box office juggernaut. Since the release of Iron Man in 2008, it has been received warmly by both critics and fans thanks to its cinematic world building storytelling. Its iconic characters like…
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is an Ambitious Superhero Story that Doesn’t Quite Achieve What it Sets Out to Do
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is interesting, in that it’s ambitious and bites off more than it can chew. The result is an entertaining, but flawed series that suffers from inconsistency and abandoned plotlines. Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) decides…
Avengers: Endgame is a Soulful, Emotionally Resonant Conclusion to the MCU Franchise as We Know It
There are some movies that mark a cultural moment. The Titanic. Terminator 2. Jurrasic Park. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. And of course, Empire Strikes Back. Avengers: Endgame is, without a shadow of a doubt, one…
Why Avengers: Infinity War is Probably Better than Avengers: Endgame
Where were you when the Avengers died? It’s the kind of question that people in the Marvel Cinematic Universe might ask themselves, when referring to the events that occured in Infinity War. Of all the heroes who joined or fought…
How Captain America: Civil War Set the Stage for Avengers: Endgame
t’s no coincidence that when you think about the second Avengers movie, Captain America: Civil War pops up more often in the public consciousness than Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s not just that Civil War gets so many things right,…
Why Marvel’s Eleven Year Journey to Avengers Endgame is Worth the Hype
The Avengers redefined the movie business. Not just the superhero business, but the industry of making motion pictures as a whole. It made over 1.5 billion dollars in 154 days of release. In 2012, that’s bigger than everything else. It’s…
Captain America: Out of Time- Chapter One: Sentinel Down
It's not easy. It's not easy swinging the shield, let alone throwing it. James Barnes was finding that out the hard way. It was 12 pm, and James was speeding through the noon traffic of Long Island City. He ran…