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Remembering Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

Written on January 14, 2022. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

I used to go to this day camp in the summer. It had a tube slide, but I never slid down—I climbed up. I would climb and climb, pretending I was Spider-Man. When my mom came and picked me up at the end of each day, I told her I was Spider-Man and I believed it was true. I had low expectations going...

'Eternals' breaks the Marvel mold

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

In 2008, Iron Man was released to rave reviews. The movie was a surprise hit, subverting expectations of who a superhero was. Iron Man did what nobody thought was possible—it was the first superhero movie that was grounded in reality. The film sparked a superhero renaissance, and superheroes went...

The MCU is finally making strides in women representation

Written on March 9, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Last week, when I opened Disney+, I was met with a banner promoting Captain Marvel with the caption “Celebrate International Women’s Day.” I was infuriated. Not only was I frustrated because, as many critics have articulated, Captain Marvel isn’t a groundbreaking feminist film—and it doesn’t celebrate...

Point/Counterpoint: What’s the correct order to watch the MCU?

Written on March 5, 2021. Posted in Columns.

In order of release Suggesting that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is easy to follow is a stretch—it’s a lot of material to work through. The best way to optimize your enjoyment of these films is to watch them in order of year they were released, not the chronological order of events within the...

Stick with ‘WandaVision’—it’s headed places

Written on January 22, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

It’s easy to fall in love with the tried-and-true format that has made Marvel movies so successful and reject anything straying from that formula, but WandaVision is a good reason to keep an open mind. WandaVision, a new show set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), presents viewers with a...

Captain Marvel shows necessity of female critics for female stories

Written on March 15, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This past week, Marvel released its newest film, Captain Marvel, with Brie Larson as its titular hero. And while the film’s generated a lot of hype, it’s largely been met with mixed reviews. Captain Marvel is the 21st motion picture to feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, yet it’s the first...

Venom is not your typical Marvel movie

Written on October 19, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Critics and movie-goers alike have slammed the new Marvel antihero movie Venom since it came out last weekend. Reviews fault the film for its sloppy script, underdeveloped characters, and question why a minor Marvel character is receiving his own movie. But the reasons critics found Venom to be disappointing...

Point-counterpoint: How do comic book fans respond to the new Iron Man?

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Big changes are happening for the character of Iron Man in the Marvel comics, written by Brian Michael Bendis. Earlier this month Marvel Comics announced a new development in their Invincible Iron Man series. Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, will be replaced by Riri Williams, a 15-year-old black girl, who...

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Remembering Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

'Eternals' breaks the Marvel mold

The MCU is finally making strides in women representation

Point/Counterpoint: What’s the correct order to watch the MCU?

Stick with ‘WandaVision’—it’s headed places

Captain Marvel shows necessity of female critics for female stories

Venom is not your typical Marvel movie

Point-counterpoint: How do comic book fans respond to the new Iron Man?

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