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Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Cinematic Universe

A look at the MCU’s Phase Four movies and TV shows

July 26, 2019August 18, 2021 John Hansen Lists and Rankings

Movie and TV preview: Here are my thoughts on the five movies and five TV shows of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four.

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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot

July 15, 2019April 18, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: The cornball rom-com humor of Tom Holland’s second Spidey film hits the spot after “Endgame.”

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Top 10 TV characters

John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)

May 15, 2019April 12, 2021 John Hansen Big Mouth

Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last 12 months of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1:

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ is prestige superhero entertainment

April 29, 2019April 18, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 Movies

Movie review: After a slow opening 90 minutes, “Avengers: Endgame” regains its footing as prestige superhero entertainment.

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Summer movies 2019: After watching the trailers, I’m excited for some of these films, not so much for others (Commentary)

April 27, 2019April 13, 2021 John Hansen Conjuring Cinematic Universe

I watched the trailers of some notable summer movies so you don’t have to (but they are embedded here if you want to). Here are my thoughts on each, along with a “Go Bananas” Level (on […]

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MCU films ranked

All 24 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranked

April 20, 2019August 14, 2025 John Hansen Featured

Movie rankings: Here’s a look back at the first 24 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked from mediocre to magnificent.

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The Punisher Season 2

All 13 episodes of ‘The Punisher’ Season 2, ranked

April 17, 2019February 21, 2022 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 TV

Marvel Cinematic Universe (TV review): The second season of this MCU series pits Frank Castle against two baddies: John Pilgrim and Billy Russo.

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‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ Season 2 wades into murky drug war

April 6, 2019April 21, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

First episode impressions (TV review): The strong title characters carry “Cloak & Dagger” into dark territory.

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All 13 episodes of ‘Daredevil’ Season 3 (2018), ranked

March 20, 2019April 1, 2023 John Hansen Daredevil

Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): “Daredevil” wraps its too-short Netflix run by digging into the villainous Wilson Fisk.

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‘Captain Marvel’s’ mythology is confusing, but ’90s nostalgia is fun

March 12, 2019April 17, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: Strong performances, action and ’90s nostalgia outweigh “Captain Marvel’s” head-scratching mythology.

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