Marvel’s first family finally joins the MCU and takes their first steps with a solo adventure in a new cinematic. Four years ago, The Fantastic Four revealed themselves to Earth-828. Their appearance ushered in a golden age of peace and scientific progress. Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) find out they’re expecting […]
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The Flawed Logic of YouTube Reactionaries
Film criticism has produced some famous personalities and publications. Some famous critics in the US and UK have been Robert Ebert, Gene Siskel, Mark Kermode, Barry Norman, and Kim Newman. YouTube has seen a rise in critics, with one of the most well-known being Chris Struckmann, who is now a filmmaker. However, since the mid-to-late […]
Thunderbolts* Review
Marvel’s misfits are given a chance to shine in a post-Avengers MCU World. The director of the CIA, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), is being investigated by Congress for her black ops. She plans to get rid of the evidence, including four of her operatives, so she tricks those individuals into a hidden facility […]
Captain America: Brave New World Review
Captain America enters a brave new world with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) taking on the mantle of the shield-wielding hero. Sam Wilson operates as Captain America for the American government, partaking in clandestine missions. Sam stops a black market deal in Oaxaca, Mexico, which results in him saving an international treaty and the hero getting […]
Deadpool & Wolverine Review
It has been six years since Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool appeared on the big screen and seven years for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. They finally team up with Deadpool & Wolverine and become a part of the MCU multiverse. Since the events of Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Reynolds) developed a mid-life crisis. He has been rejected by […]
Studios, Corporate Greed and Hollywood’s Crisis
Over the past decade, the entertainment industry has seen drastic changes. There has been the rise of streaming services, a focus on big-budget films based on recognisable intellectual property, and an increase in digital media sales at the cost of physical media. In 2023, the Hollywood business model suffered from the detrimental effects of short-term […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review
The Guardians of the Galaxy return for a third cinematic adventure and final hooray for the original cast and James Gunn. The Guardians of the Galaxy have established their headquarters on Knowhere and it serves as a safe haven for the Galaxy’s disenfranchised. However, Knowhere gets attacked by Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) and it leaves […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review
Ant-Man gets his third solo film with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. This time the character finds himself in a big sci-fi adventure. Since the events of Avengers: Endgame, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has published an autobiography and in a relationship with Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly). Scott’s daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton) has become a political activist […]
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Review
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is the 2022 Christmas offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kraglin Oboonteri (Sean Gunn) tells the Guardians of the Galaxy about the time Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) tried to celebrate but was prevented by Yondu (Michael Rooker). Mantis (Pom Klementieff) becomes moved by this story and sets out to […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review
2018’s Black Panther is considered to be one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It has a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and is the only MCU film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. However, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had to face the challenge of losing its star. T’Challa, the king of Wakanda dies of […]










