Tag: Superheroes
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“Birds of Prey” and the Fantabulous Emancipation from the DCEU
Birds of Prey has some of the best stunt work and choreography of 2020, and was the most fun I’d had in an action film since John Wick 3.
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The Snyder Cut Explained: A New Version of Justice League for HBO Max?
The tale of the Snyder Cut will undoubtedly go down as one of the most fascinating stories in modern film history. It is one of the rare times that movie fans were able to rally together and champion an issue so much so that it actually came to fruition.
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Are We Really Still Talking About Mary Sue?: How Pig Teaches Us a Lesson About a Culinary Superhero
In order to learn why an arguably outdated fanfic trope was resurfacing in the contact zone of popular culture, I dove into a vibrant trough of character development.
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Thunder Force Fails to Bring the Thunder
Thunder Force brings much-needed diversity to the superhero genre. Unfortunately, it’s also an uninteresting and unfunny mess.
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Review: ‘Dark Phoenix’ Failed to Present a Satisfying Finale
The final installment in the main X-Men storyline is Dark Phoenix. The film is a direct sequel to 2016’s X-Men Apocalypse and follows the same group of mutants. The story takes place in 1992, and audiences are quickly immersed in an X-Men mission in space. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Didn’t the Avengers do this already? And weren’t…
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‘WandaVision’ in Color: Spoiler-Free Recap of Episode 3
“We just don’t know what to expect!” Though Disney+ dropped a two-episode premiere of Marvel’s original miniseries WandaVision last week, we didn’t learn much. Fans of the MCU were thrown head-first into this production without so much as an explanation. There’s no context as to what is going on, and the show is leaving viewers confused and questioning every little thing.…
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‘WandaVision’ Premiere: Welcome to Phase 4 of the MCU
This review of the Disney+ original series WandaVision contains minor spoilers — proceed with caution! Like millions globally, Marvel Studios was forced to delay their schedules due to the pandemic; thus, 2020 was a rather dry year for the entertainment company. However, as of today, Marvel super-fans are no longer suffering — their hunger for new content is over. On January…