A Kaleidoscope of Realities Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) feels like the forerunner to a film that’s already been released. The Covid 19 pandemic forced studios across the globe to rethink their production plans for the foreseeable future. Marvel Studios was no exception to this rule, forcing a majority of its productionsContinue reading “‘Halperbetti Spaghetti’ – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
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‘Familiar Realities’ – WandaVision 1.4 We Interrupt This Program
Last week saw WandaVision transition from Wanda’s (Elizabeth Olsen) time-warped dream-state to a universe beyond the sitcom sub-reality. We Interrupt this Program is a direct reaction to such a departure, returning us to more familiar territory. We’re firmly back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s standard realm of operation. This is the moment in which theContinue reading “‘Familiar Realities’ – WandaVision 1.4 We Interrupt This Program”
‘Remembrance of Ultron’ – WandaVision 1.3 Now in Color
The first three episodes of WandaVision can be considered something of a trilogy in terms of what they are trying to achieve; each one telling a different component to a particular subsection to this mini-series. This is all about the inception, collapse and final attempt to maintain an illusion. Episode one manufactured a facade, episodeContinue reading “‘Remembrance of Ultron’ – WandaVision 1.3 Now in Color”
‘Not the Bees!’ – WandaVision 1.2 Don’t Touch That Dial
There’s a valid reason for Disney+ to air the first two episodes of WandaVision back-to-back. Both instalments work hand-in-hand to both fabricate and demolish a facade of its own making. Whereas episode one was all about trying to sell the deception of a pseudo-1950s sitcom, episode two is all about the gradual and inevitable demiseContinue reading “‘Not the Bees!’ – WandaVision 1.2 Don’t Touch That Dial”
‘Business as Usual’ – WandaVision 1.1 Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
Marvel Studios’ Disney+ debut set a high bar for itself to top right from the get go. After 23 films meticulously establishing a tone seldom deviated from, opting to create a show willing to break entirely from its status quo was never going to be a straightforward task. How do you take two characters –Continue reading “‘Business as Usual’ – WandaVision 1.1 Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”
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