Coverage dated May 2, 2022 to May 6, 2022

‘Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness’ Is The 6th Worst-Reviewed MCU Movie

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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness reviews are in, and they could be better.

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May 3, 2022
Spoiler-Free Review: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
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‘Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness’ Is The 6th Worst-Reviewed MCU Movie
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Rolling Stone
Imagine Doctor Strange in an 'Evil Dead' Movie. Welcome to 'The Multiverse of Madness' (opens Rolling Stone)
Published May 2, 2022
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The Master of the Mystic Arts’ second solo joint doubles as a genuine, old-school Sam Raimi horror movie — and that’s a gift
Forbes
Review: ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Brings Sam Raimi’s Dark Magic Into The MCU (opens Forbes)
Published May 2, 2022
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The cameos are beside the point in Sam Raimi's violent, fantastical and occasionally subversive MCU adventure.
CNN
'Doctor Strange' enters the multiverse, in what might be the most insanely Marvel movie yet (opens CNN)
Published May 2, 2022
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"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" might be the most insanely Marvel movie ever, for good and ill. Unleashing the infinite possibilities of the multiverse throws open the studio's toy chest, but the anything-goes aspects of that can be alternately thrilling, disorienting and occasionally,…
The Atlantic
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Is a Cheeky Take on the World of Marvel (opens The Atlantic)
Published May 2, 2022
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The film is convoluted and overstuffed—but also surprisingly good.
Forbes
Review: ‘Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness’ Is a Multiverse-Hopping, Magically Good Time (opens Forbes)
Published May 2, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness feels a lot like Evil Dead 4 and is loaded with personality. It’s a little uneven in some aspects, but it remains an imaginative action-fest with well landed horror and comedy elements and some standout performances. It’s a great, mind-bending time.
The Guardian
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review – cheerful alt-reality sequel (opens The Guardian)
Published May 2, 2022
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Benedict Cumberbatch returns as surgeon-superhero Stephen Strange, now on a mission to protect a teen who can visit parallel universes
New York Times
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Review: Nothing Out of the Ordinary (opens New York Times)
Published May 3, 2022
New York Times's feed description
Benedict Cumberbatch returns for some more mystic Marvel mumbo-jumbo, though Sam Raimi manages to inject a sense of horror every now and then.
France 24
Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' tests appeal of movie 'multiverse' (opens France 24)
Published May 3, 2022
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After 27 box office-shattering blockbusters, the Marvel superhero films have no more worlds to conquer -- so they are headed off to parallel universes instead.
The Daily Dot
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' represents everything wrong with the MCU (opens The Daily Dot)
Published May 4, 2022
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With a deceptively sexist role for Scarlet Witch, this film has no respect for its characters - or its audience.
Forbes
Watch This MCU Recap Before You Go See ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ (opens Forbes)
Published May 4, 2022
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Here's a quick recap of everything you need to know before you go see Doctor Strange 2.
Vail Daily
The Movie Guru: “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” a soulless mess of a movie (opens Vail Daily)
Published May 4, 2022
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Marvel has finally started using bots to write their movie scripts.
FOX 61 Hartford
Q&A: Sam Raimi on 'Doctor Strange' and his superhero return (opens FOX 61 Hartford)
Published May 4, 2022
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Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" has heralded the return of one the movies' most beloved genre filmmakers.
Forbes
Spoiler-Free Review: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (opens Forbes)
Published May 4, 2022
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Nearly twenty years to the date of his first Marvel-based project Spider-Man (2002), director Sam Raimi, who didn’t direct a superhero movie since 2007’s Spider-Man 3, returned behind the lens to helm Marvel Studios’ 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'.
NPR
Review: Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch take on the 'Multiverse of Madness' (opens NPR)
Published May 4, 2022
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After unleashing all kinds of trouble in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel's Doctor Strange will try to clean up the mess in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Forbes
‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Is A Massive Marvel Misfire (opens Forbes)
Published May 5, 2022
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Despite Sam Raimi's best efforts, this by-the-numbers sequel shows you can't make a meal out of easter eggs for fans.
NPR
Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place (opens NPR)
Published May 5, 2022
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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.
Lamag
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Sees the Marvel Magic Wearing Off (opens Lamag)
Published May 5, 2022
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Sam Raimi’s sequel fails to cast a spell thanks to a clunky screenplay
The Washington Free Beacon
REVIEW: 'Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (opens The Washington Free Beacon)
Published May 5, 2022
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The "multiverse" is a terrible science-fiction plot device with its origins in late-night dorm-room pseudo-philosophizing. It was popularized in the 1960s and '70s by comic-book creators, who used it to take their popular characters and freshen them up by placing them in slightly altered versions of…
Polygon
Sam Raimi made Doctor Strange 2 into the MCU’s creepiest film (opens Polygon)
Published May 5, 2022
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In his hands, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness loves madness more than the multiverse
Forbes
‘Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness’ Is The 6th Worst-Reviewed MCU Movie (opens Forbes)
Published May 6, 2022
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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness reviews are in, and they could be better.
Fox10 Phoenix
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ review: Marvel makes a messy horror movie (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published May 6, 2022
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If you’ll forgive the pun, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a strange movie. It’s one-third a sweaty act of Marvel brand expansion; one-third a somewhat confusing follow-up to the Disney+ series “WandaVision”; and one-third a pretty fun Sam Raimi action horror comedy in the vein of h…
Digital Journal
Review: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ tests the limits of the MCU and fans alike (opens Digital Journal)
Published May 6, 2022
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ breaks all the rules as it explores infinite possibilities.
The Guardian
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review – one for diehard Marvel fans (opens The Guardian)
Published May 6, 2022
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Self-referential in the extreme, this latest outing for dimension-hopping Benedict Cumberbatch is a largely joyless affair

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