(Photo courtesy of IMDB. “‘Captain America: Brave New World’ sets a modest pace for the MCU in 2025.”) Jenkins Zziwa Connector Contributor What does the latest installment in the once infallible entertainment juggernaut that is the MCU have in store? Enough to leave you satisfied, but certainly not enough to have you giving a standing…
“Marvel Rivals” shows flaws and promise
(Image courtesy of SteamDB.) “Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 ‘hero shooter’ featuring iconic Marvel characters.” Jesse Nguyen Connector Editor With 444,286 Steam players on its first day of release, “Marvel Rivals” is a third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by NetEase games alongside Marvel Games. It was released on Dec. 6, 2024, for…
“Madame Web” is in a sticky situation
(Photo courtesy of: Rolling Stone) “Dakota Johnson stars as Madame Web in Marvel’s newest comic-to-film adaptation.” Savannah Baker Connector Editor Marvel Studio’s continues their disappointing film release streak with “Madame Web”, their recent collaborative project with Sony. The action, sci-fi film is the newest addition to Marvel’s Spider-Verse, but does not have any direct connections…
Marvel’s newest show “Echo” explores the reality of Deaf and Native American culture
(Photo courtesy of: GamesRadar) “‘Echo’ showcases disabilities and Native culture.” Andrew Livsey Connector Contributor Marvel Studios’ most recent addition to their universe of shows and movies is uniquely character-driven and emotional. Earlier this month Marvel released a show called “Echo”. The five-episode limited series follows the character Maya Lopez who was first introduced in 2021…
“Spider-Man 2” exceeds expectations
(Photo courtesy of: DiscussingFilm) “Insomniac’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ features both Peter Parker and Miles Morales suiting up as the titular character.” Ekaterina Photis Connector Editor Insomniac Games’ new PlayStation 5 exclusive, “Spider-Man 2”, has had fans bouncing off the walls since its release on Oct. 20. As a third iteration in this franchise, Insomniac expertly balanced…
Marvel’s mischief God makes his return in “Loki”
(Photo courtesy of: IGN) “Tom Hiddleston returns as the title character in season 2 of Marvel’s ‘Loki.’” Savannah Baker Connector Editor After a two-year hiatus, Marvel Studios’ most-watched series on Disney+ returns for its second season. The highly anticipated return of “Loki” had its season premiere on Thursday, Oct. 5. Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston,…
Marvel shrinks to new low with “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”
(Photo courtesy of Entertainment Weekly) “Quantumania” makes great use of Jonathan Majors, while others’ roles are underwhelming. Troy Lafond Connector Editor When a franchise, especially one as notable for having a film-by-film formula as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, reaches its thirty-first installment, it is reasonable to expect that the flaws of this formula would be showing…
Marvel Studios’ Phase 4 is an unmitigated disaster
(Photo courtesy of Variety) Phase 4 came to a conclusion this fall with “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. Maxwell Valin Connector Editor The Marvel Cinematic Universe is, in concept, a series of films and shows that work together across different individual series in order to tell a large, cohesive, and interconnected story. In its first 10…
