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How Marvel managed to upset Palestinian — and Israeli — fans How Marvel managed to upset Palestinian — and Israeli — fans 
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The controversy over Sabra, a new movie character, explained.

By Li Zhou
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There’s a fantastic cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine’s post-credits sceneThere’s a fantastic cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine’s post-credits scene
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Get ready to hear [spoiler] saying filthy things.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Deadpool and Wolverine’s marketing blitz is one long gay jokeDeadpool and Wolverine’s marketing blitz is one long gay joke
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They’re here. (Almost.) They’re queer. (Maybe.) They need a new joke.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The Marvels, goofy and bold, shows there’s still some magic left in the MCUThe Marvels, goofy and bold, shows there’s still some magic left in the MCU
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Beneath a layer of slapstick, The Marvels is a warning about hero worship.

By Alex Abad-Santos
2023’s big summer movie season, explained
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is somehow the best animal rights movie of the yearGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is somehow the best animal rights movie of the year
2023’s big summer movie season, explained

You will cry at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

By Bryan Walsh
2023’s big summer movie season, explained
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s two credits scenes, explainedGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s two credits scenes, explained
2023’s big summer movie season, explained

Is there a future for the team?

By Alex Abad-Santos
2023’s big summer movie season, explained
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the best Marvel movie in yearsGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the best Marvel movie in years
2023’s big summer movie season, explained

The last of James Gunn’s Marvel movies doesn’t get caught up in the multiverse.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Marvel is in a rutMarvel is in a rut
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With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it feels like another whiff for a once-unstoppable studio.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Quantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big badQuantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big bad
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Quantumania’s two credits scenes, explained.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever unearthed deep colorism within Latino communitiesBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever unearthed deep colorism within Latino communities
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Tenoch Huerta Mejía is breaking barriers as Namor. White Latinos are bristling.

By Izzie Ramirez
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Wakanda Forever’s touching credits scene, explainedWakanda Forever’s touching credits scene, explained
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The Black Panther sequel says goodbye to Chadwick Boseman.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Marvel has a whole lot riding on Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverMarvel has a whole lot riding on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The original film, starring the late Chadwick Boseman, set a standard for Marvel excellence. The sequel is ready to meet it.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Power means letting female heroes take up spaceShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Power means letting female heroes take up space
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The MCU’s version of a legal procedural can be fun as hell.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Marvel’s villains are eclipsing its heroesMarvel’s villains are eclipsing its heroes
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Marvel’s Phase 4 has given us great villains, like Christian Bale’s Gorr, but they rarely stick around.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Thor: Love and Thunder’s post-credits scene is a big casting announcementThor: Love and Thunder’s post-credits scene is a big casting announcement
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A classic Thor adversary from the comic books will join the fray.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Underground hip-hop is banned in Egypt. Now, it’s the soundtrack to Marvel’s Moon Knight.Underground hip-hop is banned in Egypt. Now, it’s the soundtrack to Marvel’s Moon Knight.
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The Disney+ show is scored by subversive Egyptian rap of the Arab Spring.

By Jonathan Guyer
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The Multiverse of Madness’s huge X-Men tease, explainedThe Multiverse of Madness’s huge X-Men tease, explained
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The infinite potential of the multiverse opens the door for Marvel’s merry mutants

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The Avengers aren’t friends, they’re coworkersThe Avengers aren’t friends, they’re coworkers
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In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, superheroes are great at saving the world but rotten at saving each other

By Alex Abad-Santos
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One of Multiverse of Madness’s 2 credits scenes is a huge casting announcementOne of Multiverse of Madness’s 2 credits scenes is a huge casting announcement
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Warning: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilers within.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Morbius sucks the fun out of the vampire storyMorbius sucks the fun out of the vampire story
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Jared Leto’s latest asks, “What if vampires just wanted to study all the time?”

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Oscar Isaac gets to be a hero, dork, and Egyptian god in Moon KnightOscar Isaac gets to be a hero, dork, and Egyptian god in Moon Knight
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Marvel’s newest Disney+ series operates as a metaphor about mental illness.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The rise of the post-credits scene, explainedThe rise of the post-credits scene, explained
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Marvel turned its post-credits scenes into a pop culture phenomenon.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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5 big questions about Spider-Man: No Way Home’s game-changing ending5 big questions about Spider-Man: No Way Home’s game-changing ending
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Where does Peter Parker go from here?

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Spider-Man: No Way Home’s two credits scenes feature a villain, a hero, and a broken multiverseSpider-Man: No Way Home’s two credits scenes feature a villain, a hero, and a broken multiverse
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Spider-Man: No Way Home has two credits scenes, and only one has to do with Spider-Man!

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The big reveals in Eternals’ two post-credits scenesThe big reveals in Eternals’ two post-credits scenes
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Spoiler alert!

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage has a bombshell post-credits sceneVenom: Let There Be Carnage has a bombshell post-credits scene
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Spoiler alert!

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Why Shang-Chi’s success matters — and why it shouldn’tWhy Shang-Chi’s success matters — and why it shouldn’t
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Shang-Chi is a victory for representation. Quantifying what that means is complicated.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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How Shang-Chi’s post-credits scenes shape the future of the MCUHow Shang-Chi’s post-credits scenes shape the future of the MCU
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Spoiler alert!

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Welcome to the bigger, bolder, and maybe overcrowded MCUWelcome to the bigger, bolder, and maybe overcrowded MCU
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Shang-Chi and the Eternals are entering a much more dimensional world.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Black Widow gives the character a soul — several years too lateBlack Widow gives the character a soul — several years too late
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Why the timing of Marvel’s latest movie is so frustrating, even as its story gives Natasha a satisfying MCU send-off.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Black Widow’s post-credits scene sets the table for Florence Pugh and the MCUBlack Widow’s post-credits scene sets the table for Florence Pugh and the MCU
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The scene signals Florence Pugh’s bigger role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Loki gives Marvel’s beloved villain a charming second chanceLoki gives Marvel’s beloved villain a charming second chance
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Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson’s Disney+ charm offensive works.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier explores the modest, post-Endgame life of superheroesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier explores the modest, post-Endgame life of superheroes
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Problems such as rent, bills, and ongoing trauma didn’t go away when the Avengers defeated Thanos.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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WandaVision’s disappointing finale and the problem with demanding “justice” in fictionWandaVision’s disappointing finale and the problem with demanding “justice” in fiction
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We don’t want justice in a story. We want the authors to know what justice might look like.

By Emily St. James
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WandaVision was great. But its finale left me cold.WandaVision was great. But its finale left me cold.
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The show’s decision to let Wanda off the hook for the pain she caused is baffling.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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WandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCUWandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCU
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Spoiler alert!

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Why WandaVision has become a lightning rod in pop culture discourseWhy WandaVision has become a lightning rod in pop culture discourse
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WandaVision is the first new Marvel movie or TV show in 18 months. Naturally, we can’t stop talking about it.

By Emily St. James
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WandaVision’s twist on Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch origin story, explainedWandaVision’s twist on Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch origin story, explained
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How WandaVision episode 8 sets up the show’s finale, and the MCU’s future.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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How WandaVision is setting up Monica Rambeau’s superpowersHow WandaVision is setting up Monica Rambeau’s superpowers
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Episode six reveals that once you leave Westview, you’re never the same.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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WandaVision’s big nod toward an MCU multiverse, explainedWandaVision’s big nod toward an MCU multiverse, explained
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A cameo and Wanda’s shifting powers seem to indicate something’s afoot in the MCU.

By Alex Abad-Santos