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REVIEW: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | May 6, 2022 | 0

The highly anticipated sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, was released into theaters this weekend, bringing along with it all the typical Marvel fanfare. This film marks the third first introduction of the multiverse to the MCU, contradicting all the prio...

Speculating on the Doctor Strange Trailer

AlexGherzo | Feb 21, 2022 | 6

A week ago, during some football game or other, Disney and Marvel revealed the official trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. A sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange – and Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Avengers: Endgame, and WandaVision, and pretty much all the Marvel stuff – Multi...

Disney+ Day Marvel Showcase

AlexGherzo | Nov 12, 2021 | 0

Disney+ Day delivered a bunch of Marvel news – or, in most cases, re-delivered, because the bulk of these shows had been announced long ago. There was one big surprise, the announced return of a much-loved series from the 90s, but whether it’s good news or bad will depend on how faithful Disney ...

REVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 9 “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?”

AlexGherzo | Oct 7, 2021 | 2

After an unexpectedly amazing setup last week, What If…? wraps up its frustratingly inconsistent first season with a frustratingly inconsistent finale. “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?” has some great moments and winning characters, but some lame jokes and annoying bits of pandering to ...

REVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 8 “What If… Ultron Won?”

AlexGherzo | Sep 29, 2021 | 0

What If…? followed up its worst episode (maybe; that Star Panther one was rough) with its best one. “What If… Ultron Won?” is a game-changer, one that finally sees the different worlds to which Uatu has introduced us collide, explaining the ending of last week’s cringefest and setting the ...

REVIEW: What If…? Season 1, Episode 7 “What If… Thor Were an Only Child?”

AlexGherzo | Sep 22, 2021 | 2

“What If… Thor Were an Only Child?” makes it clear that this animated Marvel series still has some kinks to work out – some very big, very annoying kinks. The worst impulses of the show take center stage this week, where instead of using a diverging timeline to explore the characters, they j...