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'Doctor Strange 2' fails its female leads in two crucial ways

The biggest issues with 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' stem from the fact that the Marvel film doesn't understand Wanda Maximoff and America Chavez.

Inverse

Remember feeling excited for Marvel?

In the age of superhero overload, mediocre comic book TV and films are overwhelming our desire to see the good ones

Salon

'Doctor Strange 2' explained: Unpacking a 'Multiverse' of Easter eggs and their comics connections

Spoiler warning: The following article discusses both major and minor plot details of "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" and is intended to be read after you've seen the movie.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Isn't Strange or Mad Enough

A Sam Raimi fun house burdened by the Marvel universe's not-so-glorious purpose

Reason

Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place

The latest MCU film is at its best when director Sam Raimi leans into its horror elements, and at its weakest when it coasts on cameos and callbacks from a now-diffuse network of Marvel properties.

WEKU

The MCU will swallow Sam Raimi's soul

Fear for the fiendish troublemaker and purveyor of gonzo violence when he enters the multiverse of blandness

Salon

'Doctor Strange 2' cameos: Every single surprise reveal explained

Some faces you'll recognize. Some you probably won’t. Here’s how to identify them all.

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Pushing the boundaries

Besides 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home and its follow-up No Way Home (2021), Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is the first film from Marvel's Phase 4 to feature a storyline after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Bangkok Post

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sam Raimi team up for Marvel's crowd-pleasing but creatively lacklustre latest

The director of the OG Spider-Man trilogy and Evil Dead is no match for Marvel's multiverse madness and increasingly fan-driven franchise.

ABC News

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: Sam Raimi can’t rescue what amounts to a total mess

Marvel sequel kicks off with relentless exposition, before buckling further and further under the weight of its magical MacGuffins

The Independent UK

'Doctor Strange 2’s' post-credits scene continues a treasured Sam Raimi tradition

The 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' post-credits scene catches back up with one of the film's best cameo characters. Here's what fans should know.

Inverse

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ review: Sam Raimi drags the Marvel universe halfway to hell

“He makes zombie movies, and he makes superhero movies. And sometimes he makes both in the same movie!”

Chicago Tribune

Q&A: Sam Raimi on 'Doctor Strange' and his superhero return

Relief was just starting to wash over director Sam Raimi the morning after the premiere of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange 2: Multiverse of Madness star Elizabeth Olsen asked Sam Raimi to change parts of Wanda’s story

Exclusive: Scarlet Witch actor says changes ‘happened a lot’ in new Marvel film

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Netflix: Every movie and TV series being removed from streaming service in May

Act fast – you don’t have a lot of time to watch them

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness first reactions roll in after Marvel premiere

What’s the verdict on the MCU’s ‘first horror movie’?

Chicago Sun-Times

‘‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ takes Marvel to a macabre place

As Benedict Cumberbatch’s deadpan sorcerer ventures to creepy alternate worlds, the more compelling story belongs to Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda, ruthlessly searching for her place in the multiverse.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Gets Weirder, Scarier, Messier

Once a superhero franchise goes multiverse, it’s hard to go back. No work of fiction ever needs permission to break the rules or push the boundaries of traditional storytelling, but the multiverse, at least as it’s been served up in recent Marvel movies, practically demands it. And for the moment…

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Movie review: 'Doctor Strange' sequel a 'verse-trip through the mundane

In 2022, the multiverse is seemingly everywhere (all at once) on movie screens, including, of course, in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the sequel to 2016’s “Doctor Strange.” The film sees snarky superhero surgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) back in action, though he never really went away,…

Los Angeles Times

Movie review: An enjoyable 'Doctor Strange' sequel delivers the flyin', the witch and the red robe

Double, double, gargoyles and rubble: There are witchy doings and evil twins aplenty in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," the spookily unhinged new entry in the Marvel Cinematic — uh, Universe? Multiverse? Whatever we're supposed to call this increasingly hydra-headed Disney content behemoth, it has rarely ventured in…

Inverse

'Doctor Strange 2' review: Sam Raimi plunges the MCU to scary new depths

With all-time great performances and the work of Sam Raimi, the MCU proves surprising even after all this time. Read our 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

The Guardian - US

Spider-Man at 20: the superhero film that changed blockbuster cinema

Sam Raimi’s charming, if patchy, 2002 adventure showed that mass audiences were eager for a new kind of superhero and the industry never looked back

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: Sam Raimi can’t rescue what amounts to a total mess

Marvel sequel kicks off with relentless exposition, before buckling further and further under the weight of its magical MacGuffins

Evening Standard

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: What a movie... the Multiverse is a real Marvel

The doctor will see you now - and they’re all worth seeing

Inverse

20 years ago, the best superhero franchise of all time changed movies forever

'Spider-Man' changed how superhero movies were made. Two decades later, is it time for another shakeup? The associate producer and cinematographer of the 2002 blockbuster discuss 'Spider-Man's lasting impact.

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