Deadpool Movie adds on to Marvel Studio’s continual ‘fan service’
Rating: 3.5/5 “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the latest Marvel superhero adventure, starring Ryan Reynolds (“Free Guy”) and Hugh Jackman (“The Greatest Showman”), as the titular hero and anti-hero. Following the events of “Deadpool 2” and the real-world acquisition of 20th…
Spider-Man spin-off ‘Madame Web’ weaves another low for Marvel
Rating: 1/5 stars Remember “Morbius”? The film from two years ago that was memed to death because of how atrocious it was? Yeah. Good times. Well, Sony figured one pointless Spider-Man spin-off was not enough. Thus, “Madame Web” made its…
‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ fails to sustain exhilaration for audience
Rating: 3/5 stars The newest chapter in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe aims to introduce the Ant-Man family to higher stakes. The audience is introduced to a new antagonist, Kang, played by the enchanting Johnathan Majors (“Devotion and Creed III”). …
She-Hulk smashes through fourth wall, packs little punch
Since the release of “Avengers: Endgame” and the conclusion of the “Infinity Saga,” Marvel Studios seems to have somewhat lost its way in terms of both quality and storytelling. Having put out six films, eight television shows and one special…
Editorial: Have Marvel films overstayed their welcome?
In the spring of 2019, I was in the movie theater with my brother in Rotterdam, the Schenectady suburb, not the city in the Netherlands, when we watched “Avengers: Endgame.” We were psyched. The both of us grew up with…
