The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) – The 5th live-action adaptation of Marvel’s First Family still doesn’t live up to its name

The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks the fifth live-action adaptation to date: there are two versions from 20th Century Fox in 2005 and 2007, a reboot in 2015, and let’s not forget the 1994 low-budget Roger Corman version that never saw the light of day. I’ve only seen the 2005 version, though the most memorable …

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FlixChatter Review: THUNDERBOLTS* (2025) – a great mix of pathos + humor while still delivering fun action sequences. Florence Pugh is the clear MVP.

I’ve been feeling Marvel-ed out for some time, so I wasn’t exactly clamoring to see Thunderbolts*. This year has been especially packed with superhero movies, something I haven’t seen in a while. I guess the pendulum has swung back, so there’s suddenly a demand for big tentpole comic book movies. We’ve got Captain America: Brave …

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TV REVIEW | Daredevil: Born Again – Hell’s Kitchen’s finest is back with the intensity, grit and raw edge we all know and love

There’s no TV series I’ve anticipated more than Daredevil in this past decade since season 3 abruptly ended on Netflix seven years ago. I put together a Top 10 list of reasons why I'm a fan of the 3rd season of that show, and in that post, I shared my wish that Matt Murdock and …

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FlixChatter Review – Captain America: Brave New World (2025) – neither daring nor fresh with flat and drab visuals

  The 35th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe marks the first Captain America film in the MCU without Steve Rogers as the titular character. The moment Rogers handed his shield to Sam Wilson in Avengers: Endgame (2019) is an emotional one, but Sam doesn’t officially become Captain America until the end of the 2021 …

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Interview with Avengers: Endgame’s co-director Anthony Russo – ‘We Love You 3,000’ Tour

Marvel Studios celebrated the in-home release of Avengers: Endgame with the 'WE LOVE YOU 3000' tour. Those who have seen that movie knows the significance of that line, uttered by Iron Man's cutie-patootie daughter. Nine cities and 3,000 giveaways, it's Marvel's way to thank fans who’ve invested 11 years in the MCU! Beginning in San Diego …

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