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The Brief Story Behind Doctor Strange Calling Iron Man A Douchebag
Remember in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, when Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) called Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) a douchebag? It got a laugh in the theatre, but it was weird, right?
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Marvel Won Big As Its Heroes Lost Everything In Avengers: Infinity War
When my kids woke up the Friday morning after Avengers: Infinity War opened, before they said good morning or asked anything about breakfast, they wanted to know something: Who died?
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What If Lets Go of Marvel’s Cinematic Canon to Imagine Something More
Though all of Marvel’s newer live-action shows were presented as stories that viewers could (in theory) watch without being deeply familiar with every detail from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio’s comic book adaptations have become increasingly harder to just jump into in the buildup to Phase 4. The Disney+ animated What If — Marvel’s…
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Black Widow’s Supporting Cast Elevates Marvel’s Solo Story
On the surface, Cate Shortland’s Black Widow may feel like an inconsequential piece of the Marvel puzzle. Since it’s set between the events in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it’s easy to wonder why the studio went backward instead of forward. There’s a delicate balance there, to be sure, but the film explores…