Marvel

The shapeshifting face of American superheroes: from Marvel to The Boys

This change seems reflective of a larger social phenomenon: a widespread distrust of people in power. 

| Junior Forum Editor

With ‘Shang-Chi,’ Marvel proves they can still make a good movie

The barely-advertised movie is more than the sum of its Marvel-typical parts.

| Managing Editor

WandaVision was propelled by its originality: New MCU content should follow suit

The show was so good because it wasn’t something I’d seen from the MCU before. I fear, though, that this won’t be the case for Marvel’s upcoming TV shows. 

| Senior Cadenza Editor

As some streaming services adopt weekly episode release patterns, it’s not as bad as you think

For new shows like Wandavision that are released one week at a time, unlike a streaming show that drops an entire season at a time, the hype doesn’t fall away.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

From Greta Gerwig and Lorde to Marvel and Tarantino, arts and entertainment wishes for the new year

In case you, like us, felt starved of events last year, our Cadenza staffers list the arts and entertainment events they are most excited for in 2021.

Superhero movies need to do better

“The New Mutants” is an example of how superhero movies have lost their touch in recent years, Senior Cadenza Editor Isabella Neubauer argues.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

Why are there so many superhero movies

“Birds of Prey” opens Feb. 6, and in honor of its upcoming theatrical release, here is a definitive ranking of my favorite (and least favorite) superhero movies of the 21st century*.

| Senior Cadenza Editor

A decade of entertainment: The good, the bad and the special

The 2010s were dominated by the MCU, along with two other franchises that either have come or will come to an end in 2019: “Game of Thrones” and the “Star Wars” movies. Their example is one of how things used to be, not a sign of changing times. As Kylo Ren says in “The Last Jedi,” “Let the past die.”

Matt Singer | Contributing Writer

What to watch: Essential fall break movie streaming line-up

Who has time to sit down for over an hour and dedicate yourself to a single plot line when you have a midterm, a paper and a lab all due in the next week? So if you’re planning on using your fall break as wisely as I am, here are, in no particular order, the five movies you should queue up each night of fall break.

Orly Einhorn | Contributing Writer

‘Avengers: Endgame’ wraps up an 11-year journey in the best way possible

The appropriately titled “Avengers: Endgame” brings the 22-movie Marvel Cinematic Universe to a close.
This is a spoiler-free review.

| Staff Writer

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