WHY SO SERIOUS: MARVEL’S ETERNALS

It seems the MCU’s biggest risk didn’t pay off. Marvel Studios’ Eternals is one of the latest projects of the MCU and is currently the lowest-rated MCU movie and the lowest-grossing MCU movie. The movie’s gross can be attributed to the pandemic’s effect on the movie industry but the reviews can’t. Despite being mauled by critics; Eternals is far from the worst thing to come … Continue reading WHY SO SERIOUS: MARVEL’S ETERNALS

WHY SO SERIOUS: MARVEL’S AVENGERS

Thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Avengers are easily the most popular and iconic IP on Earth right now. So when a video game based on the team was announced, the gaming community went wild. With Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics coming together to create this masterpiece in the making, there was nothing that could stop this game from coming out and shattering records … Continue reading WHY SO SERIOUS: MARVEL’S AVENGERS

Captain Marvel: The Importance of a Good Backstory

Captain Marvel is, for all intents and purposes, another MCU success story. It raked in big bucks at the box office and critics raved about its story, setting, and characters. Audience reviews were a bit more…mixed. That is unsurprising, given the amount of controversy that enveloped the film before it was even released. Review bombing based on nothing but prejudice is a possible reason that … Continue reading Captain Marvel: The Importance of a Good Backstory

The Problem with MCU’s Spider-Man

In Captain America: Civil War, the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces us to its version of the friendly neighborhood web-slinger and he immediately stole every scene he was in. Tom Holland brought the nerdy awkwardness of Peter Parker and the quippy confidence of Spider-Man together in a blend that was a delight to behold. His subsequent appearances in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and … Continue reading The Problem with MCU’s Spider-Man