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Moving Pictures: “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and the Blandness of Grandiosity

How many marvel movies does it take to fill the Quantum realm?

Moving Pictures: Honoring Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

Examining real-world grief inside Marvel's Cinematic Universe.

Moving Pictures: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Midness

The unstoppable force of auteur Sam Raimi meets the immovable object of Kevin Feige's soulless Marvel Machine in the latest, most muddled MCU entry.

Renegotiating with the Big Screen: Cinema in the Post-COVID Era

When people go to the cinema, they crave an immersive experience that cannot be replicated at home. Included in this package is the theater’s...

Loving The Monster: The Commitment Issues of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”

The monsters that work — and the ones that don't — in Sony Pictures' newest alien antihero outing.

Ironheart #1: Chicago Has a New Hometown Hero

Science nerds, poetry nerds, comic book nerds rejoice! Chicagoans and women of color rejoice! We have finally a superhero not written by a middle-aged white guy!

Han Solo, Thanos, the Expanded Universe, and How to Accept Loss

How do we accept loss — particularly at the hands of corporations — in fiction and in real life?

‘Black Panther’: More Than Representation

Marvel Studios' first film adaptation of "Black Panther," in theaters February 16, represents a remarkable shift in the superhero media landscape.

Why the World Still Needs Spider-Man

Whether he's played by Tobey Maguire or Tom Holland, nothing beats another "Spider-Man" flick.