Tag: Disney+
This tag gathers reviews of films from Disney and the Disney+ catalog — the animated canon, Pixar, and the studio’s recent streaming-era output. The reviews approach each as storytelling, weighing the classics against what the studio makes now. The collection grows as more titles are reviewed.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — Review
The Chadwick Boseman tribute mishandled into incoherent narrative. Tenoch Huerta's Namor as genuine asset. The Shuri succession compressed. At 3/10. -
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — Review
Sam Raimi's horror direction, the Illuminati fan-service massacre, the magic system violation, and Wanda's unjustified heel turn. At 3/10. -
The Emasculation Of The MCU
An essay on the systematic diminishment of established male characters across Phase Four and Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. -
The Marvels (2023) — Review
The catastrophic $237 million loss that confirmed audience withdrawal. Body-swap premise, Captain Marvel continuation, and franchise collapse. The Marvels at -100. -
Black Widow (2021) — Review
Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova carries a film that arrived too late to matter. The Phase Four opener that established the pattern of decorative empowerment. At 0/10 -
Doctor Strange (2016) — Review
Cumberbatch as a specifically arrogant intellectual protagonist, Tilda Swinton's Ancient One, reality-folding combat. The MCU mystical foundation at 8/10. -
Thor (2011) — Review
Kenneth Branagh's Shakespearean direction, Chris Hemsworth's introduction, Tom Hiddleston's debut as Loki. The MCU mythological foundation. At 8/10. -
The Incredible Hulk (2008) — Review
Edward Norton, Louis Leterrier, and the most underrated MCU film. Norton's psychologically committed Bruce Banner. Tim Roth's Abomination. At 8.5/10. -
How The Multiverse Destroyed The MCU
How comic book conventions imported into serialized cinema removed consequences and destroyed the franchise. The multiverse essay on MCU collapse. -
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — Review
James Spader's exceptional voice performance carrying an uneven ensemble film. The Vision's introduction and Sokovia's destruction. At 8/10.