comic book

4.5

Web of Lies
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Madame Web

Mar 25, 2024Comments off

I think the biggest travesty (out of many) in this one came in the form of what the production thought a Metro North train to

5.9

A Watery Grave
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Jan 08, 2024Comments off

At least this was a better bad movie than the first Aquaman! Too bad it’s the official end of the DCEU, though. Set a few years

7.3

Marvelously Mediocre
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The Marvels

Jan 03, 2024Comments off

For as bad a year as the MCU has had creatively, this movie is much better than expected, and that’s saying something. A sequel to

7

New and Blue
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Blue Beetle

Nov 07, 2023Comments off

Maybe we’ll be okay if this is what the rest of DC’s new shared cinematic universe looks and feels like…. just maybe… Acting as a

8.1

Cowabunga It Is!
The Turtles standing around with each other

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Oct 12, 2023Comments off

They finally got teenagers to voice the Turtles! Oh, and the movie is pretty great, too. Set during the Turtles’ formative years, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

6.9

A Flashy Failure
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The Flash

Jul 07, 2023Comments off

Too bad Flash isn’t fast enough to outrun Ezra Miller’s real-life problems, or else this movie might have turned out better than it actually did.

9

An Animated Accomplishment
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Jun 26, 2023Comments off

May the nerd gods bless the animators who brought this stunning movie to life because this one was one of the most impressive-looking films I’ve

7.9

The Dog Days Are Over
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Jun 05, 2023Comments off

Finally, a better-than-average MCU film! It feels like it’s been forever since I’ve been able to say that. Once again telling the galactic tale of

6.5

Failure of the Gods
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Mar 30, 2023Comments off

At this point, it’s probably best just to see The Flash movie in June and hope what comes after in the new DCU is better. Set two

6.3

A Quantum Mess
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Mar 07, 2023Comments off

It feels like the MCU has been in a holding pattern as of late as it decides when and how to give audiences something of