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Category: Marvel Film
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review: A relentlessly pacy spectacle
Sam Raimi’s first contribution to Marvel since oft-derided Spider-Man 3, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness mostly succeeds at being entertaining in its own right, but still relies on a certain amount of fan service
Spider-Man: No Way Home is a frantic, no-holds-barred celebration of the Spider-Man’s cinematic legacy
Tom Holland’s third outing as the teenage superhero is the perfect evolution from Homecoming and Far From Home
‘Eternals’ is epic and character driven, but flawed
Chlo´´é Zhao’s ‘Eternals’ continues Marvel Phase Four’s trend of character development, but suffers when it comes to pace and clarity
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings signals a promising new era of creativity for the MCU
Unencumbered by franchise and existing characters and plot lines, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a creatively satisfying story: a martial arts action epic, with a beating, emotional core and nuanced characters
Black Widow review – It’s About Time
The long-anticipated solo movie for the lone female Avenger is almost everything a fan could hope for, but it still doesn’t make up for the past treatment of the character
Spiderman: Far From Home is a light-hearted, hilarious teen-superhero romp
Directly following the behemoth of Avengers: Endgame, Far From Home confronts the potential pitfalls head-on.
‘Captain Marvel’ is the first female-led Marvel film: but is it any good?
Film Review Comics | Marvel A twist in the tale makes this origin story different enough to be compelling.
If you were expecting an epic culmination to the X-Men franchise in ‘Dark Phoenix’, you’d be disappointed – but that doesn’t mean it’s not good.
Dark Phoenix doesn’t do to superhero film what its comic-book adaptation did for its genre, but is a solid instalment to the franchise. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp and Jessica Chastain With all the Beatles-mania level of hype surrounding Avengers: Endgame smashing virtually every record…
“Part of the Journey is the End” | Avengers: Endgame Spoiler-Filled Review
Film Reviews Comics | Marvel | The Avengers Avengers: Endgame succeeds not through its blockbuster action sequences, but its appeal is to be found in the quieter moments of exploration with these familiar characters. A story epic in its ambition and scale, we are unlikely to see a cinematic event of its calibre within this…
The End of a Cinematic Era | Avengers: Endgame Spoiler-Free Review
11 years, 22 films, 47 hours and 58 minutes later, we reach a satisfying conclusion to a story on an unprecedented epic scale. It is a movie franchise that the world has never seen, and will likely never experience again. After all, the ambition and the complexity of the shared universe we have seen created has seen many other franchises dead in the water for failing to capture the spark and unique formula that Marvel have adopted (cough, DCEU, cough). While essentially breaking the film economy by making any other film’s earnings pale in comparison, eyes are on Marvel to see how they tie up the franchise they have spend more than a decade giving life to. Once again, Marvel redefine what it means to be a superhero movie and how, even though we are talking about superpowers and cosmic forces, you can create a story that is rooted within human emotion.