§ Nick Meglin, the long time editor of MAD Magazine, passed away at age 82 over the weekend. As a writer and editor Meglin had a huge influence on the history of American humor, and since he retired from editing Mad he’d been working on writing books for musicals. He was remembered by many associates, including Mark […]
My MCU Rewatch: Doctor Strange and Spider-Man Homecoming – The Streets of New York
ALMOST DONE! DOCTOR STRANGE (2016) DID I FALL ASLEEP? No. DID I LIKE THE MUSIC? Didn’t do much for me. EDIT: As many have pointed out, this was also by the great Michael Giacchino, but it did not capture my attention as I was multi tasking. WHAT ELSE DID I NOTICE: I saw this twice […]
Review: DOCTOR STRANGE is Marvel’s best visual spectacle to date
Our review of Marvel Studios’ fourteenth feature
Preview Review: The DOCTOR STRANGE movie turns the VFX dial up to eleven
Heidi MacDonald: A 15 minute preview of The Doctor Strange movie, which opens November 4th, was shown around the globe tonight. I caught it down the street at my local. I can’t do those second by second breakdowns so I’ll just give my impressions. The footage was sort of like an expanded trailer, but with lots more […]
Here’s the teaser trailer for DOCTOR STRANGE in all its twisty, magical glory
Debuting on Jimmy Kimmel Live, as all these superhero movie trailers tend to be doing lately, here’s the first teaser trailer for Doctor Strange. Get a gander a Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme and Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One, along with a few appearances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mads Mikkelsen. It looks to […]
Benedict Cumberbatch went to the JHU comics shop dressed as Doctor Strange
The Doctor Strange movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch has been filming around NYC, but the ‘Batch decided to kick it up a notch by heading to a comics shop in costume, in this case my local, JHU and 32nd Street. The shop may also have made it to the final movie, as they were shooting on […]
Benedict Wong cast as Wong in DOCTOR STRANGE
In casting news at THR that will likely lead to actor Benedict Wong having the easiest on-set direction days of any performer in one of these Marvel productions; The Martian star has been cast as Stephen Strange’s faithful sidekick Wong. Wong, the actor, not the character, has also been seen in films like Sunshine, where […]
Benedict Cumberbatch conjures DOCTOR STRANGE on the newest EW cover
Your first look at the big screen Sorcerer Supreme
D23 showcases big reveals for both Marvel and Star Wars
I’m not at D23 this weekend, and I’ll reserve any of the “on the scene” impressions for Beat contributors Alex Jones and Victor Van Scoit, who are both there in person. But that doesn’t mean I won’t report on the biggest announcements that are worthy of attention and discussion, and when it comes to Disney […]
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor will be Doctor Strange’s Baron Mordo
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oscar nominated for the incredible 12 Years A Slave (also known as one of the few movies to ever make me openly sob in the theater), is the latest prestigious thespian to join the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ejiofor, long rumored to be a part of the upcoming Doctor Strange in […]