Running time: 115 minutes. Rated PG-13 (action/violence and some language). In theaters July 25. Calling “Fantastic Four: First Steps” the best “Fantastic Four” movie is not exactly a quote I’d advise ...

The comic-book studio finally does right by the popular quartet, scaling back from the overcrowded feel of recent offerings while delivering its most gargantuan threat yet in the all-consuming villain ...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a decent first step for Marvel's First Family, but the good and bad that come from skipping the origin story hurt the film where it really counts in the end: the ...

"First Steps" promises to push the MCU out of its comfort zone, but the movie quickly retreats into a tired version of the same old story. As might be inferred from its still-awkward subtitle, Matt ...

The latest iteration of the superhero quartet makes a bumpy but earnest attempt at being Marvel’s most daring film in years. By Brandon Yu When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

Repairing a cinematic universe is a multi-step process, one which Marvel Studios is figuring out in real time. There's no question that the sheen of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has worn off in ...

Women with astonishing abilities are an essential component of superhero movies, but as “Thunderbolts*” proved, the more effortlessly they shoot, kick and punch their way out of every situation, ...

Ironically enough, the Fantastic Four have never had a fantastic movie. The 2005 “Fantastic Four” was … fine. The 2007 “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” wasn’t even that. And the less said ...

Macro judgement of the two is meaningless… but micro comparison is still totally fair game, and in the month of July 2025, both Marvel Studios and DC Studios are releasing features that are actually ...

Disney’s purchase of Twentieth Century Fox a number of years ago meant the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be adding a billion new characters. Most, including myself, have taken that to mean we’re ...