Movie Reviews7.1/10
Ant-Man (2015): A Heist Film That Knows Its Limits
Ant-Man (2015) is a Marvel heist film that knows its limits, with Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and a script four writers deep.
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Movie Reviews7.6/10
Thor: Ragnarok Review: Taika Waititi’s Cosmic Comedy Still Holds Up
Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok strips Chris Hemsworth's hero of hammer, hair and home and rebuilds the franchise as a comedy. A review.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Spider-Man: No Way Home breaks Peter Parker open, and the movie is better for it
Spider-Man: No Way Home review: Tom Holland, Zendaya and Benedict Cumberbatch lead a 148-minute multiverse story about Peter Parker paying for a broken spell.
Movie Reviews7/10
Captain America: The First Avenger Review: A Solid, Well-Cast Origin Story
Captain America: The First Avenger review — how Marvel's 2011 origin story made us care about Steve Rogers before the shield, and where it stumbles.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Marvel’s misfit crew gets a family drama in a sequel that swaps surprise for warmth
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 review: James Gunn's 2017 Marvel sequel trades surprise for sentiment, with Yondu and Ego carrying its emotional core.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Iron Man 3: A Good Film with a Great Middle and a Serviceable End
Iron Man 3 review: Shane Black's Marvel sequel sends Tony Stark to a Tennessee basement, trades armor for trauma, and hides its villain in plain sight.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Spider-Man: Homecoming review: a confident reset that works because Holland plays a kid first
Spider-Man: Homecoming review: Tom Holland's teenage Peter Parker and Michael Keaton's Vulture make Marvel's 2017 reboot a confident, small-scale reset.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme Arrives, and the Film Around Him Feels Familiar
Doctor Strange (2016) review: Benedict Cumberbatch plays the arrogant surgeon turned sorcerer in Marvel's 14th film, directed by Scott Derrickson.
Movie Reviews7.5/10
The Sokovia Accords split the Avengers in half, and Captain America: Civil War spends 147 minutes making that split hurt
Captain America: Civil War splits the Avengers over the Sokovia Accords. Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. lead a 147-minute fight over trust, guilt, and Bucky.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
The Suit Is Not the Story: Why Iron Man Still Works 18 Years On
Iron Man (2008) review: Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, and the cave in Afghanistan that made Marvel's first self-financed film a movie star.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Guardians of the Galaxy Review: Marvel’s 2014 Gamble Pays Off
Marvel's 2014 gamble on a talking raccoon paid off. A spoiler-filled review of Guardians of the Galaxy, from the Kyln prison break to the Infinity Stone.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos Wins, and the Film Earns It
Avengers: Infinity War review: Thanos gets a thesis, the Avengers lose, and the MCU's biggest swing connects. 8.2/10.