I remember growing up wishing that Marvel Studios had control of the properties they ‘leased’ to other studios during their bankruptcy, like Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. Well, 2.5 out of three ain’t bad because with Disney’s purchase of the theatrical assets in 2019 they officially regained possession of the X-Men and Fantastic […]
By my reckoning the biggest problem that Marvel Studios faces is less sequels or superhero fatigue – something I’m not at all convinced exists – than runaway production costs. Some might tell you that interest has waned in superhero films, which is blatantly not true (particularly when it comes to Marvel Studios, though DC Films…the […]
I have not been too enthusiastic about what I have seen of the recent crop of horror movies adapted from characters recently introduced in the public domain, like Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse because (particularly in the case of the former) they seem to forget why people loved them in the first place. Now, […]
No…? Though to prove it is people typically bring up movies like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) not doing as well as the first movie – and financially speaking that’s true, except when you take into account that not only had the lead, Chadwick Boseman, died in 2020 and the sequel not only didn’t replace […]
I saw Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania last week, and I’m wondering what all the dislike it about. Ant-Man has always been a palate cleanser of sorts and I can see why Peyton Reed would want to do something more expansive the third time around (and to be fair that’s the case with most comic […]
I just caught Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and for the most part I really enjoyed it. And while I have to shoot a review where I’ll go into greater detail, I did want to mention something I saw on Fatman Beyond. Mark didn’t particularly like the movie, but his reasons were a bit weird. […]
Prior to today if anyone said that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would wind up in the Billion Dollar Club I’d wonder what they were talking about, since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will likely finish it’s theatrical run somewhere in the $840 million ballpark before it goes to Disney+ February 1, which is a respectable return. […]
If you’re like me you thought that Tenoch Huerta’s as Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as one of the stronger performances in a film filled with them. Though what constantly impresses me about it is that despite Huerta not resembling the Sub-Mariner from the comics, he manages to embody the traits – the ruthlessness, […]
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is likely to finish its theatrical run somewhere in the ballpark of $800-850 million, which is pretty damn good, though I’m reasonably sure there will be someone who’ll says ‘Black Panther: Wakanda‘ Forever underperformed compared to the first movie.’ And by looking strictly at the numbers, that’s – fairly […]
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is closing in on the $750 million mark ($733,024,077) at the worldwide box office though whether or not it hits a billion has a lot to do when Avatar: The Way of Water comes out. And that’s December 12 – today is December 4 – which means Wakanda Forever […]
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