avengers
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Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr. Honor Chadwick Boseman at 2020 MTV Movie and TV Awards
Sunday night, MTV hosted its annual Movie and TV Awards show, only this time with a twist. Instead of the usual format, the network decided to switch things up with the Greatest of All Time honors, highlighting the best of the best, or rather the ‘GOATS’ of the following categories: Scream Queen, Legendary Lip Lock,…
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Earth's Least Imaginative Heroes: Marvel's Avengers Game Underwhelms
I just wanted to feel like a hero. That’s it. I wanted Marvel’s Avengers to make me feel the way Spider-Man (2018) and the Batman: Arkham games did while playing as their titular characters. Unfortunately, a mediocre single-player campaign, lackluster multiplayer and a litany of technical issues make this a not so heroic affair. Marvel’s…
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These Comics Will Help Get You Through the Superhero Drought
There are no more movies, folks. At least for a little while. One of the side effects of us having to sit our asses at home for the indefinite future is that just about all the biggest movies have been delayed until later this year or into the next. If you find yourself jonesing for…
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Avengers: Endgame Is a Master Class in the Perfect Goodbye
Note: This review is spoiler-free but includes obvious references to events in the movie. Proceed with caution. I know exactly why you’re here, so I’ll skip the pleasantries and get right to it. After being one of the select souls lucky enough to watch Avengers: Endgame prior to its theatrical release, here are five takeaways…
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Samuel L. Jackson Keeps It Real: Trump Is ‘Ruining the Planet’ and If You’re Silent About it, ‘You’re Complicit’
Samuel L. Jackson is a motherfucking treasure, motherfucker. Looking dapper on the cover of Esquire’s April issue, Jackson spoke with the magazine about his robust career (over 120 films and counting, y’all), his all-time favorite scene (the diner, in Pulp Fiction), what he’s learned in life (how to open up), and that glass of Tang…
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Wakanda—for Hosting: The Academy May Go the Host-less Route, but Reportedly Wants The Avengers Cast to Help
It’s been a game of ping-pong ever since Kevin Hart announced he was hosting the Oscars, then dropped out once an old homophobic tweet surfaced, then went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to “consider” hosting again, then appeared on subsequent talk shows to proselytize his philosophy on doing as little as possible to atone due…
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Black Guy Magic? Black Panther Scores First Midterm Election Victory: Elected Leader of the Avengers
I get it. Everyone is worried about the midterm elections right now (and you should be). Will there be a blue wave of Democratic victories? Will Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams be able to pull off wins in Florida and Georgia? Will Ben Jealous be able to get within 10 points of a loss in…
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The Black Person’s Guide to Avengers: Infinity War
This review contains spoilers … I think. I’m not really sure, but if this article ruins your moviegoing experience, I apologize. Also, if this review ruins your moviegoing experience, you need to get a life. I’m sure your news feeds and timelines are filled with reviews and think pieces about one of the most anticipated…
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Marvel Head Crowns Black Panther Studio’s ‘Best Movie Ever’
Everyone black, black-adjacent or alive who has seen Black Panther knows that it is beyond. And praise is pouring in from all quarters, even from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who told ABC News on Saturday that Black Panther is the best film Marvel Studios has ever made. And he would know. According to ComicBook.com,…
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If Mark Ruffalo’s ‘God Is a Black Woman’ Tweet Were a Marvel Movie
In “America must be in sweeps season” news, Doug Jones won the Alabama Senate seat in a special election over a homophobic alleged pedophile. Woop-woop, decency for the win! It was readily apparent that, similar to what happened in the election that brought the circus peanut in chief to the presidential seat, black women did…