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Agent Carter Did Spycraft Better Than Secret Invasion Ever Could
A few months ago I started the thankless task of recapping Secret Invasion, and now, a month after the series ended, I’m still deeply underwhelmed by the predictable blandness of the entire thing. Then, because I was hit by a fit of nostalgia and because I find Hayley Atwell absurdly attractive, I started a re-watch…
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What If’s T’Challa Episode Is Both a Goodbye and a Homecoming
In the same way that Marvel’s “What If… Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?” borrowed beats from Captain America: The First Avenger, the second episode of the animated Disney+ series, “What If… T’Challa Became a Star-Lord?,” samples some of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy. The tale brings T’Challa back to the MCU for the…
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The Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anniversaries of Winter 2021
Let’s face it. We’re all old. Even if that’s not technically true, there’s always something a person can say or do to make you feel that way. One of those is when we realise a movie we feel an affinity for is way older than we remember it being. The best course of action? Use…
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Falcon and the Winter Soldier Takes Marvel’s Inevitable ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Queerbait
For years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s textual approach to LGBTQ+ characters has been heavy on speculation and light on actual representation. Fans have spent years and years shipping Avengers with other Avengers in romantic crossovers to rival Endgame, while the studio has either asked them to wait, or offered them a Russo brother in trying…