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Countdown to Doomsday returns with what is a slightly slimmer article than the last two, and we promise they will be (somewhat) shorter from here on! The last two eras of Marvel movies were...
It is no secret the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had an uneven trajectory in the wake of Avengers: Endgame. Many felt the entire enterprise should have ended there, but that was never a realistic...
What is a good adaptation? By dictionary definition, adaptation means the process of changing and adjusting to better suit a new environment, condition, or purpose. Beginning as a scientific term popularized by Charles Darwin,...
The Toy Story franchise is one that has kept defying the odds. Traditional wisdom holds sequels are rarely better than their originators. After all, topping the concept that started it all while still feeling...
We hope you’re still with us after that last behemoth of an article, because here’s another one! The Countdown to Doomsday series continues as we chronicle every era of Marvel cinema, revisiting each piece...
When a master filmmaker like Steven Spielberg makes a new movie, any cinephile feels almost obliged to pay attention. Spielberg has dazzled audiences with thrilling action and soaring emotion throughout his career in equal...
There was a time when a new Star Wars film felt like an event. The original trilogy was the trend-setting sci-fi fantasy of the late 70’s and early 80’s and defined a generation. And...
2026 is home to yet another hot horror breakout in Obsession. Coming courtesy of director Curry Barker (no relation to famed horror icon Clive Barker), who is part of a continuing trend of comedy...
Perhaps this is the Countdown to Doomsday article you’ve been waiting for. Our series returns as we analyze each era of Marvel cinema on the road to Avengers: Doomsday, examining the tapestry of Marvel...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is unfortunately the complete opposite of Miranda Priestly. Lacking bite or edge, it plays it safe with mushy kindness between the characters and leans heavily into nostalgia rather than...
Some films teach you that there’s no place like home. Others encourage you to find the door in the sky.
Vicious (in a good way). I loved this movie and yet I can't disagree with a single sentence.
I don't know that anything has been uniformly one way or the other across all superhero films. That said, I…
Do you think this is a return to the Reeve-style moral simplicity and fresh-and-fun superhero films? Or was this a…
It should be on there! I linked it to rank if you click on the film title!
been wanting to rank this for a couple weeks now and this hasn't shown up on the site yet