Last year was an odd one for the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a lot of ways that couldn’t help but hover over its 2023 output. The biggest example of this was The Marvels: the movie received a mixed reception in November, and ended up being one of the lowest-performing MCU movies to date. Reuniting With … Read more
The Marvel Cinematic Universe gets the team-up we’ve been waiting for since Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel with The Marvels. The Woman Who Would Be Photon Nia DaCosta follows up her horror breakthrough Candyman with a superhero thrill ride, delivering Marvel goods with refreshing cinematic vision in The Marvels. Whether she’s making an indie or … Read more
Image: Marvel Studios The first impressions for The Marvels have hit the internet, and while for some the Marvel Studios flick that soars by the might of its trio of heroes, for others that chemistry is brought down by some wider issues The Woman Who Would Be Photon Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels showcases Captain Marvel … Read more
Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios’ The Marvels.Image: Marvel Studios The first Marvels trailer dropped all the way back in April, giving us our first good glimpse of the movie’s superhero-switcheroo hijinks. Now, of course, we know a lot more about the Captain Marvel sequel—but of course Marvel can’t resist one last … Read more
Horror movies usually hit big no matter when you release them, but October can help them do especially well. Almost every year, there’s a particular movie that outpaces all the rest, and for 2023, that distinction goes to the newly released Five Nights at Freddy’s. Making the Freddy Fazbear Pizza Band Come to Life for … Read more
Image: Marvel Studios At a time when folks are tying a movie’s runtime as part of their interest in seeing it in the theater, blockbuster tentpoles can sometimes run fairly long. At two hours or more, superhero flicks can run long in the the tooth. So if such a thing matters to you, you’ll be … Read more
Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels is nearly right here, and the Marvel Studios movie starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani will quickly convey us the cosmic triple menace team-up we’ve been ready for. Reuniting With Nia DaCosta on The Marvels | io9 Interview In an interview with Vainness Honest, director DaCosta talked candidly about turning … Read more