Tag: MCU

2 Cents Critic Podcast – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

Tune in for Arthur’s breakdown of the well-constructed flashbacks, the memorable fight scenes, the fleshed-out villainy, and more in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the 25th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the superhero franchise’s first entry to star a predominantly East Asian cast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/52svrglEQAW8sLojKC9jHG?si=KfsGtKWyQfOVi4WVynY3XQ

2 Cents Critic Podcast – Off the Cuff #1 | Some Love for Thor: The Dark World…?

Due to a slight alteration in the schedule, 2CC is launching Off the Cuff, an experimental bonus series that may or may not continue in the future. Arthur’s mom makes her guest-hosting debut to chat with her son about Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, the cast of Christopher Nolan’s J. Robert Oppenheimer biopic, the Baroness … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Off the Cuff #1 | Some Love for Thor: The Dark World…? →

2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s What If…?

Tune in for Arthur’s two cents on What If…?, the Disney+ nine-episode animated anthology series that takes the various characters and events we’ve followed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and shows us the divergent paths they head down throughout the parallel realities of the multiverse. In addition, Arthur declares that T’Challa and Chadwick Boseman are … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s What If…? →

My 2 Cents on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

What’s new, everyone? The last time that the Marvel Cinematic Universe released a movie starring an all-new superhero was 2019’s Captain Marvel. Now we’ve got Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which debuts another superhero in the form of Shaun/Shang-Chi himself (Simu Liu, Netflix’s Kim’s Convenience). Starting out as a San Francisco parking valet, he ends … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings →

2 Cents Critic Podcast – Black Widow | Directed by Cate Shortland

Tune in for Arthur’s two cents on Black Widow, the 24th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the superhero franchise’s second female-led picture, and the first title to (finally!) give top billing to Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. It was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on May 1, 2020, but COVID-19 left Disney … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Black Widow | Directed by Cate Shortland →

2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s Loki

Tune in for Arthur’s take on Loki, the third Marvel Cinematic Universe show to stream on Disney+. It stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer, Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, and Tara Strong as Miss Minutes, with Michael Waldron (Rick and … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s Loki →

My 2 Cents on Disney+’s What If…?

What’s new, everyone? Having developed over a decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) grew just the teensiest bit bigger after Season 1 of the Disney+ Loki series culminated in the Sacred Timeline branching off into a multiverse. This led directly into the next Disney+ MCU show: Marvel’s What If…?, the animated anthology series that premiered on … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Disney+’s What If…? →

My 2 Cents on Black Widow

What’s new, folks? For seven films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlett Johansson has played Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, the Russian superspy who defected to S.H.I.E.L.D. and became a founding member of the superhero team known as the Avengers. However, none of those MCU entries featured her as the lead. Only until after she (spoilers) sacrificed … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Black Widow →