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What We Learned From the Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer
Sony took command of the internet last night by releasing the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer to the masses. Expectations were high and the trailer delivered in a big way. Little drops here and there in the trailer also hinted that there was more to come. Sony has yet to comment on the incredibly outstanding […]
How Black Widow Provides A Solid Foundation For Phase 4 and Beyond
With Black Widow firmly on the backburner, the MCU now begins to firmly take shape as it pertains to Phase 4 and beyond. While this isn’t a review of Black Widow (although be sure to check out TMR’s official review of the film!), I will say that the film firmly provides us with characters and […]
What Happens in the Black Widow Post-Credits Scene (And What it Means for the MCU)
Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Widow. If you were worried Black Widow would skip out on the time-honored tradition of a Marvel post-credits scene, you have nothing to worry about. In fact, the Black Widow post-credits scene tells us quite a bit about what’s next for Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova. So, let’s […]
Who Are the Eternals? Everything You Need to Know
With the Eternals film coming out soon you may be wondering, “Who are these Marvel characters?” Well, the Eternals represent one of Marvel’s oldest and most diverse groups of superheroes and collectives the company has to offer. The team has always had some of the most interesting and healthy mix of men, women, and children […]
Why Time Variants Could Shake Up The MCU
Phase Four of the MCU expands this June with the upcoming Loki and explores the newly introduced concept of “Time Variants” in depth. First introduced in Avengers: Endgame, Time Variants are versions of characters created when a time-traveler alters the natural time-stream for that perspective alternate reality. For example, when the Avengers traveled back to […]
The History of the MCU’s Super-Soldier Serum
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, many characters we know and love all have a shared connection through the Super-Serum Project. First mentioned in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, the Super Soldier Serum was a formula created many times throughout history to create super-soldiers, soldiers with enhanced strength and agility. From the 1940s through to 2023, the serum […]
Why Baron Zemo Is A Underrated Villain in the MCU
“An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That’s dead… forever.” In 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, audiences were sold on the prospect of watching their beloved heroes fight each-other and having to pick sides – with both teams having a collection of favorite heroes and actors being […]
Explaining The New Mutants’ Demon Bear Saga
The New Mutants is finally hitting theatres. Focusing on a group of young mutants, it’s a horror film not directly connected to previous X-Men installments. Directed by Josh Boone, the film features a stacked cast including Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Alice Braga. In the film, the team is […]
What X-Men 2000 Brought to Superhero Movies
July 14, 2020, marked the 20th anniversary of the first X-Men movie, arguably introducing a new era of superhero films and paving the way for what would eventually become Marvel and Disney’s MCU. The era had its ups (Spider-Man (2002), Blade), and downs (Ghost Rider, Incredible Hulk). The first X-Men movie however was generally positively […]