Marvel Studios spent years laying the groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s crossover with Fox’s Marvel movies. Professor X (Patrick Stewart) turned up as an Illuminati variant in 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Beast (Kelsey Grammer) greeted Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) in The Marvels‘ 2023 post-credits scene. Deadpool & Wolverine then […]
Star Wars finally reveals how Rey would change the Jedi Order. When George Lucas stepped back in time with the prequels, he revealed just how flawed the Jedi really were. The Jedi of the prequels were bound by tradition, intertwined with politics, and blind to the Force’s guidance. Despite this, for many viewers, the prequels […]
Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has spent three solo movies surrounded by more support than any live-action Spider-Man before him. Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home gave Peter a tight circle that included Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon), MJ (Zendaya), a direct line to the Avengers, and even Tony Stark’s fortune bankrolling […]
Ever since Tom Holland made his debut as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, his new take on the friendly neighborhood hero has had something that the others never could have: the entire Marvel universe at his doorstep. It’s one of the many things that make the Spider-Man comics such a fulcrum of […]
The sci-fi genre has seen countless beloved releases, but some specific years seem to be more stacked with great science fiction than others. 1986 turned out to be one of those years, with beloved sci-fi blockbusters such as Aliens, The Fly, and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home all proving especially popular, not to mention […]
Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up to be the most ambitious crossover event in Marvel Cinematic Universe history, uniting heroes from three separate universes against a shared threat. For starters, Robert Downey Jr. returns to the franchise as the film’s central villain, Doctor Doom, facing off against the Fantastic Four, the New Avengers, Sam Wilson’s (Anthony […]
Marvel Studios had an uneven year in 2025 from a box office perspective, as a couple of outings underwhelmed commercially. However, things weren’t as bad critically speaking. Both Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps earned positive reviews, receiving Rotten Tomatoes scores in the high 80s. This year, Marvel doesn’t seem to have anything to […]
Spoof movies seem to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance recently. Last year saw the releases of The Naked Gun and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Scary Movie earned over $230 million worldwide this summer, and Spaceballs: The New One is scheduled for release in 2027. With all these parodies making their way […]
’90s nostalgia has become a centerpiece in Hollywood in a major way. Reboots and sequels of classics from the era like The X-Files, Free Willy, Baywatch, and Practical Magic are on the way, and these are clearly just the tip of the iceberg in reviving another decade’s worth of stories. One of the franchise mainstays […]
Fantasy has become as big as sci-fi and horror as a genre that is doing big business on both the page and the screen. Hollywood clearly sees the next wave cresting, because at least a dozen fantasy originals or adaptations have been greenlit as big blockbuster films and TV shows. Now one of the biggest […]