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Doctor Strange 2 review: Let Sam Raimi take you on a romp through Madness

Enlarge / Unsurprisingly, things get strange in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. (credit: Marvel Studios) On paper, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a formulaic Marvel Studios superhero romp. Its plot beats read like sticky notes slapped onto an overpaid executive’s wall: A superhero arrives, seems all-powerful, then runs into an unstoppable […]

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A misfit teen’s dream of being a superhero comes true in Ms. Marvel trailer

Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan in the upcoming new MCU miniseries, Ms. Marvel . Marvel Studios has released the official trailer for its latest MCU spinoff series: Ms. Marvel , starring Iman Vellani because Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. Created by Bisha K. Ali and consisting of six episodes, the miniseries will air on Disney+ and […]

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The doors to other dimensions open in latest Multiverse of Madness trailer

Benedict Cumberbatch travels across realities in the forthcoming film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness\ . Marvel Studios dropped a spectacularly psychedelic new trailer for the particular upcoming Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness just as the Super Bowl was getting underway. (Some spoilers for prior installments in the MCEU below. ) As […]

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Oscar Isaac becomes the avatar of an Egyptian god in Moon Knight trailer

Oscar Isaac plays Steven Grant/Marc Spector, who becomes the conduit for an Egyptian god in Moon Knight . Fans finally get to welcome Oscar Isaac to the MCU. As promised, Marvel Studios dropped the official trailer for its forthcoming series, Moon Knight , during the NFL Super Wild Card matchup, along with a new poster […]

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Could we build a synthetic digestive system for Vision to make him more human?

Enlarge / The birth of Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Scientists have proposed a possible artificial digestive system for the synthezoid, although new technologies must be developed to make it a reality. (credit: Marvel Studios) There’s rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we’re once […]

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Benedict Cumberbatch encounters dark double in Multiverse of Madness teaser

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . The first teaser trailer for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness debuted in theaters this past weekend as a post-credits addition to Spider-Man: Now Way Home. Marvel has just released it to the general public, and it looks like we’re within for another […]

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Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home is the best superhero film of the year

Enlarge / MJ and Peter Parker, dropping in one more time. (credit: Sony Pictures / Marvel Studios) My latest challenge: after seeing Spider-Man: No Way Home, the third Tom Holland live-action film in the series, I’m befuddled. How do I fully convey its quality without spoiling even a smidge of its contents? As I left […]

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Review: I cannot wait to recommend Marvel’s Eternals… on Disney Plus

Eternals, assemble! (l-r) Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), Gilgamesh (Don Lee), Thena (Angelina Jolie), Ikaris (Richard Madden), Ajak (Salma Hayek), Sersi (Gemma Chan), Sprite (Lia McHugh), and Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry). [credit: YouTube/Marvel Studios ] For much of Marvel’s Eternals‘ 2 hour 37 minute runtime, I found my consciousness floating out of my body, […]

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Jeremy Renner passes down his bow in fun, holiday-themed trailer for Hawkeye

Jeremy Renner reprises his role as Clint Barton in Hawkeye . [credit: YouTube/Marvel Studios ] I’ll admit, I wasn’t exactly excited about Marvel’s upcoming Hawkeye spinoff series on Disney+. It seemed like an odd choice, given the character’s relatively minor role in the various Avengers films. But the studio dropped the official trailer this morning, and […]

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Shang-Chi film review: Marvel’s latest grabs the brass ring—all ten of them

Debuting exclusively in theaters on September 3, 2021. [credit: Marvel Studios ] If you want to know what direction Marvel’s post- Avengers superhero films are going, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a pretty clear indicator—and it’s an optimistic one at that. I had a blast watching Shang-Chi , which arrives exclusively […]