Some shows seem to believe every dramatic moment needs to leave a mess behind, even when the story would work perfectly well without it. The violence becomes part of the visual language, popping up so often that it can start feeling less shocking and more exhausting. Sometimes a tense confrontation

Sometimes a movie wins you over before you’ve even decided whether you like it. Maybe someone else picked it, the trailer looked terrible, or you only put it on because there was nothing better to watch. Then two hours later, you’re wondering why you resisted in the first place. A

In a wide-ranging conversation with CBR about Avengers: Infinity War, star Robert Downey Jr. and co-director Joe Russo have discussed the successful formula behind their Marvel blockbuster and the challenges this year’s Avengers: Doomsday faces as a result. Infinity War shocked fans when it debuted in 2018. It was a

Some movies get a lot stranger once the credits roll and there’s time to think about what actually happened. A detail that barely registered during the first watch can suddenly raise a question the movie never answers, and sometimes that question changes the whole story. That is especially true of