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by Alexis Gentry · Published May 3, 2022
Despite director Sam Raimi’s dynamic style and stunning visuals, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness feels surprisingly inaccessible to casual MCU fans, though it will likely delight those who are well-versed in comic book lore.
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by Alexis Gentry · Published August 10, 2021
As the MCU moves into a post-Infinity Saga world, Marvel is throwing all sorts of new stuff at us, particularly in the form of streaming shows on Disney Plus. Now we get an animated series that correctly assumes we’re all familiar enough with the characters of the MCU to wonder what would happen if they were thrown into completely different scenarios.
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is everything you want in an epic Marvel movie, plus a lot of awesome twists and turns you won’t expect. Check out our spoiler-free review here.
Great sci-fi films combine visual effects, plausible science, and engaging characters who feel like real people. It’s a difficult balancing act between explosions and action, math and engineering, and an engrossing emotional journey. This is why great sci-fi films are so few and far between, and why The Martian gives me hope that this kind of movie can exist in the effects-ridden landscape of current sci-fi and action movies.
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is billed as smart sci-fi, the unofficial prequel to his 1979 classic, Alien. With a slick trailer that mirrors the original Alien trailer, this film had fans of the franchise excited...