Marvel

It might come as a surprise for some that a classical orchestra tackled the “Black Panther” soundtrack, which is smoothly governed by hip hop and traditional African musical influences.

Author and UC Berkeley professor of African American Studies Darieck Scott uses fantasy as an active engagement with reality in his widely appraised book Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics published in 2022. 

Bloated “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” proves that bigger is not always better — and often, small-scale stories carry just as much value as phase-jumping films.

Like its predecessor, “Wakanda Forever” centers around Black liberation and joy, creativity and community — while grief frames this sequel, it’s love that appears on-screen in full force.

Overproduced and uninspired, “Thor: Love and Thunder” isn’t unseating anyone’s favorite Marvel movie any time soon.

The last time I would ever be in Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas was the first time I went to the movie theater alone.

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” restricts its scope, dismaying as one of Marvel’s most disenchanting projects.

I think of Marvel and Disney’s ever-growing cinematic empire almost as a form of cultural stagnation brought on by the commercialization of art.

For me, course feedback forms are an art of subtle hatred or bombastic praise. I spend a lot of time on these forms.

"Shang-Chi" is one of the only Hollywood movies overcoming the typical “invisible” Asian man or the hypersexualized Asian woman stereotypes.