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Could Loki Demolish the MCU Canon?
Loki introduces the Time Variance Authority in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it has ramifications for the canon. The TVA is an ancient ...
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Sweet Tooth Is a Fairy Tale About Fatherhood
Adapted from writer and artist Jeff Lemire’s Vertigo comic book, Sweet Tooth is the story of a young boy named Gus (Christian Convery). ...
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Loki Isn’t Just the MCU’s Best Villain, He’s One of Its Most Compelling Characters
With Loki launching on Disney+, it seems as good a time as any to take a look back at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s ...
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Cruella de Vil Needs No Introduction, and Certainly No Explanation
As introduced in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cruella de Vil (Betty Lou Gerson) is not an especially complicated character. However, Cruella is ...
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Mission: Impossible Is 25 Years Old: Its Big Twist Would Cause Outrage Today
The first film in the Mission: Impossible franchise was released 25 years ago this May. Brian De Palma’s Mission: Impossible is a fascinating ...
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M.O.D.O.K. Is a Love Letter to Comics, in All Their Goofy Glory
Even just looking at him, one would strongly suspect that M.O.D.O.K. was a Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creation. The visually distinct villain ...
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Tenet Is About Faith in an Uncertain Time
Discussions of Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker tend to focus on his recurring fascination with the manipulation of time, his love of practical ...
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With Shrek, Irony Went Mainstream – for Better and for Worse
With two decades’ distance from its original release, it’s hard to understand just how seismic Shrek was. The film’s 20th anniversary has prompted ...
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Superman: The Animated Series Offers an Underrated Take on the Man of Steel
Superman: The Animated Series arrived on HBO Max in March, remastered in high definition. The arrival was somewhat overshadowed by all the excitement ...
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The Saw Franchise’s Real Game Has Always Been Played with Its Audience
Much of the debate around the Saw movies focuses on the graphic violence on display, with many critics classifying the series as “torture ...
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Is a Subtweet of Civil War
Iron Man was released 13 years ago this May. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) spans 24 films across almost a dozen separate sub-franchises ...
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Jupiter’s Legacy Proves Even Superheroes Can’t Defeat the Netflix Bloat
This article contains spoilers for both the streaming and comic series Jupiter’s Legacy. Jupiter’s Legacy arrives on Netflix today, in an eight-episode first ...