Reviews The Marvels is a confounding crossover The MCU’s latest entry throws the unfamiliar into a murderer’s row of crossovers and Easter eggs, with only a charming Iman Vellani coming out on..
Reviews Loki Season 2 gets the gang back together but struggles with personalizing consequences Despite a weightlessness, there’s lots to like in the Disney+ series’ return.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch One of the common complaints about Marvel’s attempts at..
Reviews Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur lifts off with a roar The striking animated series aims for a younger set and mostly connects.
Reviews The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special captures the season’s excesses The MCU’s latest “Special Presentation” is an over-the-top mishmash of feelings, just like the Guardians and the holiday.
Reviews Werewolf by Night is a furry flashback that deserves a treat The MCU’s most blatant flirtation with horror yet proves a winning endeavor.
Reviews She-Hulk: Attorney At Law seems just as disinterested in going green as its titular character The Disney+ debut “A Normal Amount of Rage” has plenty of feats of strength but little superheroics.
Reviews Moon Knight’s quality waxes and wanes The MCU's latest streaming series gets weird, but it only partially works.
Reviews Hawkeye is chill and chilly if perhaps a bit too slow The archer and his "protege" have great comedic chemistry but time is working against them.
Reviews What If…? explores the roads not taken for better and worse Marvel Studios rolls out its most insular effort to date on Disney+ with plenty to please the fans.
Reviews The Loki finale: a god of mischief & a deal with the Devil The Disney+ series concludes (for now) on a mindbending cliffhanger that asks: what do you do when you no longer have glorious purpose?
Reviews Black Widow is an (above average) international super spy The MCU's latest delivers what you want, but feels a little bit too late.
Reviews “WandaVision” starts slow, but bodes well for the MCU’s future on TV Disney+'s first real time at bat for the MCU on television is a sprightly, experimental series that makes great, if deliberately-paced, use of its premise.
Features How “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Updated the Teen Film for the MCU Era Alien robots and evil Norse gods may prove a thrill to the multiplex, but here, they're not much more intimidating than adolescence.
Features Is “Captain America: Civil War” More Political Thriller or Comic Book? Building off the political intrigue of their first MCU entry, the Russo brothers further blended reality and fantasy in their second smash hit.
Features “Avengers: Age of Ultron” Blurs the Line Between “Good” and “Good Enough” With production issues and a shift in the franchise's creative team, Joss Whedon's final MCU entry has just enough to work.
Filmmaker of the Month “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Saw the MCU Grow Up It's not perfect, but the Russo brothers' conspiracy-thriller take on the MCU turned its eye inward to the more explicitly political.
Filmmaker of the Month “Thor: The Dark World” Feels Like MCU Filler Thor's second standalone adventure buckles under the weight of too many characters and a confused directorial hand.
Features “Guardians of the Galaxy” Gave the MCU Its Identity A break from all those iron men and thunder gods, James Gunn's blast of '70s pastiche helped solidify the Marvel movies' blend of character and comedy.
Features The Enemy is Too Close to Home in “Iron Man 3” A surprisingly insightful, sensitive entry in the MCU explores Tony Stark's battle with guilt & PTSD.
Features Assembling “The Avengers” An unlikely team of heroes could have been a cliché, but Joss Whedon's first foray into the MCU worked because it toyed with its moving parts.
Filmmaker of the Month The Throwback Charms of “Captain America: The First Avenger” Chris Evans' first go-round with the stars and stripes remains one of Marvel Phase One's most enduring outings.