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'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Review: A Spectacular, Action-Packed, Emotional Triumph

Whether it’s the reliably stunning visuals, the stimulating action, the gorgeous set pieces against the backdrop of New York City, the funny and charming performances, or the incredible amount of heart interwoven into the story, it’s impossible to watch Spider-Man: No Way Home and walk out of it without feeling ready to take on the world.

Comic Book MovieKaleena SteakleDecember 17, 2021spider-man, mcu, marvel, no way home, far from home, jon watts, tom holland, jake gyllenhaal, kevin feigeComment

'Eternals' Review: The Best Mistake in the MCU

With a timeline for the Marvel characters that spans from the big bang to any given point in the future, a smorgasbord of characters to focus on, and cosmic, world-ending plots that trivialize other superheroes' premises, a film adaptation involving The Eternals, always had the potential to be a little scattered, at best.

'The Suicide Squad' Review: A Knee Slappin', Head Explodin', Starfish Slayin' Good Time

With James Gunn at the helm, The Suicide Squad is a self-aware, gore-filled, anti-Superhero comedy that was tasked with resuscitating the franchise and providing a shot in the arm to the DCEU. Being Warner Brothers’ and DC’s second stab at Task Force X, and with viral campaigns targeting the DCEU constantly, there was a lot of pressure for this film to perform and please audiences

'Black Widow' Review: Marvel's Late-Arriving, But Action-Packed Solo Story

Natasha Romanoff’s solo film doubles as an origin story and a peek into what happened to Natasha following the events of 2016’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, but is it too late?

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Review: A Cut Above in Every Way

The ‘Snyder Cut’ of “Justice League” released Thursday morning streaming exclusively on HBO Max. Is this original director’s cut a better film than its theatrical cut predecessor?

‘Joker’ Review: Todd Phillips Ushers in a New Era of Auteur-Driven Comic-Book Films [TIFF 2019]

Joker utilizes the popularity of the comic book movie platform to deliver a new character story. In a repulsive, vile, and evil exploration of one of comics’ most iconic villains, Phillips changes the lens through which we view films in this genre.

'Glass' is only Half Full in M. Night Shyamalan's Admirable, but Underwhelming Conclusion to the 'Unbreakable' Trilogy

For all it’s ambition “Glass” is half full offering an underwhelming conclusion to the “Unbreakable Trilogy”.