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In the 1990s, HBO disrupted entertainment by proclaiming, "It's not TV, it's HBO." In 2018, Netflix is taking the opposite approach.

A roundtable discussion of "Avengers: Infinity War," the 19th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

An interview with Ben Fritz, whose “The Big Picture” explores the way the franchise model and streaming services have disrupted the film industry.

The superhero movie matches stunning special effects with vital political ideas.

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'Civil War,' the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is entertaining and exhausting in equal measure.

Ta-Nehisi Coates takes on one of Marvel's iconic superheroes, reinvigorating the Black Panther for a new generation.

The author’s new project uses his journalistic sensibility to reinvent an established character.

As Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds is an entitled, smarmy, and immature superhero—and he knows it.

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The Fantastic Four was created by quarreling duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Was it an artistic success, or just a commercial one?

How the sickest mind in comic books became their biggest star

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