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Hawkeye is the Most Consistent MCU Series So Far, Balancing Fun Character Dynamics with Inventive Action
When Hawkeye was announced, it was probably on top of very few people’s must-watch pile. That’s not to say that Jeremy Renner’s portrayal of the character hasn’t been interesting so far- it has more to do with the fact that…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home is the Most Ambitious Peter Parker Story Yet Put to the Big Screen
When the trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home came out, it was pretty evident that Marvel was gunning for one of their most ambitious project of all time. Spider-Man: No Way Home is a movie that’s 14 years in the…
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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…
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Spider-Man: Far From Home is a Light-Hearted Romp (and an Antidote to the Solemn Endgame)
Spider-Man: Far From Home hits a curious middle ground, continuing on from the aesthetic and tone set by Homecoming. The story it tells is quintessentially Spider-Man, but it’s different enough from the other movies and comic books that it stands…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Captain Marvel is a Decent Film that Fails to be Memorable, Despite its Feminist Themes
Do your hear your floorboards creaking around you? That's your floor reacting to the presence of a herd of elephants shifting around your room. It's hard to go into Captain Marvel with a fresh mind. You may or may not…
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small on Stakes, Big on Wholesome Fun
Ant-Man has always been the odd duckling of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not the ugly duckling. That would have to be Thor: Dark World or Iron Man 2. But it’s odd, because the first Ant-man was good, but fell well…
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