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MCU Movie Reviews | Doctor Strange (2016)

Posted by Eric Mack | Jul 16, 2020 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

Doctor Strange‘s many positive attributes are ultimately squandered in a disappointingly average outing that never rises above mediocrity due to its muted ambitions.

MCU Movie Reviews | Ant-Man (2015)

Posted by Eric Mack | Apr 22, 2020 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

With lower stakes and a lighter touch, Ant-Man is largely successful when it sticks to this approach (and somewhat less so when it doesn’t), adding more dimension and flavor — sometimes quite literally — to the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.

MCU Movie Reviews | Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 15, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

A near-masterpiece of modern blockbuster cinema, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of the best action movies of its era and is as good as Marvel movies get.

MCU Movie Reviews | Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Posted by Eric Mack | Nov 26, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

The Dark World‘s reputation as one of the weaker chapters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is deserved, but it’s still fun and above average in quality, with the cast being more than game for the adventure.

MCU Movie Reviews | Iron Man 3 (2013)

Posted by Eric Mack | Nov 7, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

Iron Man 3 is certainly decent enough with terrific action, but it’s a forgettable entry into the MCU canon without much of a reason to exist. Although it’s the first movie in the MCU’s Phase Two, the truth is it represents more of a dead end than the beginning of something new.

MCU Movie Reviews | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Posted by Eric Mack | Sep 29, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

The best MCU Phase One movie, Captain America: The First Avenger may be yet another superhero origin story film, but it fuses elements of Indiana Jones into the narrative in a way that continues to feel fresh years later.

MCU Movie Reviews | Thor (2011)

Posted by Eric Mack | Sep 2, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

Thor is another fun-but-flawed entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, possessing a stellar cast that makes do with a story that isn’t the strongest.

MCU Movie Reviews | Iron Man (2008)

Posted by Eric Mack | Aug 17, 2019 | MCU Movie Reviews | 0

The one that started it all, Iron Man remains a breezily entertaining movie today, even if the stakes feel pretty low now compared to what comes later in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, as a comic book adaptation and superhero origin story, Iron Man is one of the best movies of its kind.