Wonder Man: Can Marvel Pivot Past Superhero Fatigue?
Over the past few weeks, Marvel trailers have been impossible to avoid. Each of the teasers for Avengers: Doomsday fully embraces superhero excess, promising over-the-top adventures with familiar faces. The…
How Stranger Things Revived the Mass Weapon Trope
This post contains spoilers for the Stranger Things series finale. Hawkins, Indiana, is a long way from the mountains of Mordor, but they share one thing in common. Throughout the…
Avengers: Doomsday Can Finally Give X-Men’s Leader the Respect He Deserves
(Photo: 20th Century Studios) In 2005’s Astonishing X-Men #8, Marvel’s Mighty Mutants discover one of their age-old enemies on the lawn of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a giant mutant…
The Terrible X-Men Costumes We Dare Avengers: Doomsday to Adapt
Photo: 20th Century Studios If Avengers: Doomsday really wanted to impress comic fans, they should put the X-Men in these forgotten get-ups. The latest teaser for Avengers: Doomsday doesn’t tell…
Marty Supreme Is the Quintessential American Story for Its Creators
(Photo: A24) For screenwriter Ronald Bronstein, the scenes where Timothée Chalamet picks up a ping-pong paddle are among the most moving and pure in all of Marty Supreme. That is saying something since…
Ryan Coogler Reveals the Story He Wrote for Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther 2
(Photo: Marvel Studios) Ryan Coogler has opened up about the original script he wrote for Black Panther 2 before its star, Chadwick Boseman, died from cancer in the summer of…
Terry Gilliam Slams Time Bandits TV Show Failures
(Photo: Apple TV) Time Bandits was a rare “one and done” series for Apple. The show, based on the 1981 fantasy-adventure film by Terry Gilliam, was abruptly cancelled last year…
EXCLUSIVE: We Can Be Heroes Trailer Spotlights Young LARPers on a Path to Self-Discovery
Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary…
Hunger Games Director Teases Sunrise on the Reaping’s Connection to Other Films
Exclusive: Director Francis Lawrence considers how Sunrise on the Reaping’s themes differ from the other Hunger Games movies while acknowledging how much of it is “informed” by Songbirds & Snakes.…
Fantastic Four: Why Baby Franklin Matters So Much for the Future of the MCU
Photo: Marvel Studios. The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings Franklin Richards into the MCU, a character who has shaped Marvel’s past and may shape the future of the cinematic universe.…











