Yes, Kevin Smith saw Stan Lee’s ‘Captain Marvel’ cameo. He’s getting them back.

Kevin Smith was “a blubbering mess” after seeing Stan Lee’s cameo in Captain Marvel, and he’s planning quite the multi-levelled tribute in return.
The late Marvel legend’s cameo occurred in the film during a scene when Captain Marvel (a.k.a Carol Dan…

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Why I love, love, love ‘Captain Marvel’ and everything it stands for

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Warning: Mild spoilers for Captain Marvel lie ahead.

Slap a 100% Certified Fresh sticker on my forehead and call me a hype man because I loved Captain Marvel. No ifs, ands, or buts. I just really, really, really loved this movie.

The undeniably fantastic Black Panther notwithstanding, I generally don’t obsess over the MCU. Sure, I’ve seen nearly every movie in its canon and can give you a simplified rundown on its most central plot lines — I mean, I work at Mashable: Home of the Marvel Obsession, and am also alive in 2019 — but broadly speaking, superhero movies rarely stick with me for more than a few hours. Read more…

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7 theories that explain what ‘Captain Marvel’ means for ‘Avengers: Endgame’

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Warning: Spoilers for Captain Marvel and possibly Avengers: Endgame lie ahead.

In the words of Mashable’s own Angie Han, “Well, Thanos is fucked.” 

While it’s clear the demise of Angry Grimace and his population control bullshit is imminent, exactly when, where, and how Captain Marvel and the rest of the Avengers will take him down remains a mystery. 

Luckily, fans have been using evidence from the original comics, Captain Marvel‘s post-credits scenes, past MCU installments, and cast and crew interviews — with just a sprinkling of common sense regarding what Marvel Studios will and won’t do — to piece together what they can before Avengers: Endgame hits theaters April 26.  Read more…

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Brie Larson drops by ‘Captain Marvel’ screening to surprise fans (and serve popcorn)

Imagine, you’re about to see one of the most anticipated films of the year, and the movie’s star turns up to serve you popcorn.
That’s exactly what happened for cinema-goers about to watch Captain Marvel in New Jersey, when Carol Danvers herself, Bri…

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‘Captain Marvel’ smashes the box office with a $153 million opening, the biggest of 2019

Captain Marvel is a hit.
The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened Friday, and it’s currently angling toward a U.S. opening weekend total of $153 million. Once you add in all the other regions that hosted a Captain Marvel opening, that…

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Captain Marvel’s shallow take on feminism doesn’t land

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In the pinnacle moment of Captain Marvel’s final fight sequence, Gwen Stefani’s “I’m Just a Girl” starts playing as Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers kicks everyone’s ass.

The subtext, in case you missed it, is that Carol Danvers might just be a girl. But being just a girl is pretty kick ass.

This moment — and every other one when Marvel seems to suddenly remember that Captain Marvel is its first movie with a solo female lead ever  — summons the same feelings of a modern Dove commercial. It’s a cloying sensation, the off-putting suspicion that your own crushing sense of disempowerment is being exploited to sell you soap.  Read more…

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‘Captain Marvel’ never quite takes flight

“Captain Marvel” isn’t a bad movie, exactly. It seems, at this point, that Marvel’s moviemaking machinery is incapable of producing a genuinely terrible film. There’s no “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” or “Suicide Squad” in the Marvel filmography, just “Thor: The Dark World,” “Ant-Man” and “Doctor Strange” — movies that are fine but forgettable. Still, I […]

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