Now that Captain Marvel has had its opening weekend, Marvel and Disney’s attention turns to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and today they released the second Avengers: Endgame trailer. The ad campaign for Phase 3’s big finale has been very minimalist; no shots of massive battles, no wild special ef...
Read MoreAfter months of teases and rumors, false starts and vague assurances, Marvel Studios has finally released the title, poster and trailer for what we can now accurately call Avengers: Endgame. It feels a little ridiculous to say it’s been a long wait – Avengers: Infinity War only came out earlier ...
Read MoreGeeks + Gamers is once again spreading its wings. As with Doctor Strange, I appeared on the Fresh Geek Context podcast to discuss Avengers: Infinity War (among other topics) with hosts Jace and Josh. It’s a great show that talks about all sorts of fun, geeky subjects, and you should consider liste...
Read More“Marvel has a villain problem.” You’ve heard this countless times when discussing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with plenty of examples pointing to the lack of quality heavies menacing the Avengers and their cohorts. Is it true? Well, yes and no. It isn’t Marvel so much as Hollywood itself ...
Read MorePhase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will conclude with Avengers: Infinity War (or begin to conclude, anyway; the true finale will be whatever Infinity War’s sequel/second half is called, but I sincerely doubt Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will be done tangling with Thanos by then), but it began ...
Read MoreAs politics grow more and more prevalent in Hollywood’s output, segments of the audience are feeling increasingly alienated from mainstream entertainment (as dwindling movie ticket sales and the sub-basement-level ratings for the Oscars can attest – as well as the huge numbers for a show tha...
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