![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, this seemingly very personal conflict has unfathomable potential consequences, so the galaxy of magic purveyors in the Marvel Universe are called in to shut it down. Chavez has the unique ability to travel freely between dimensions of the multiverse (a concept that already bores me, but I’ll let it slide), and is being pursued by a very determined Wanda Maximoff AKA Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), who covets that power for very selfish reasons. In this latest entry, Strange has the responsibility of protecting America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) foisted upon him. Strange has this kind of pull in the MCU, but they seem willing to do interesting things with the character, so I’ll allow it. For a marginal hero in the vast galaxy of Marvel stars, it’s kind of surprising the Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Strange saga comes on the heels of the surprise popularity and significance of the character following the Infinity War saga, last year’s serial hit WandaVision, and the first post-Covid (*) theatrical Marvel success, Spider-Man: No Way Home. ![]() So, I’m willing to give the occasional factory farmed product the benefit of the doubt. The increasingly complex and demanding world of Marvel properties is very intimidating, and I will admit to emotionally checking out a long time ago, but if nothing else good comes from this content factory, it has resulted in a few of my favorite filmmakers being given an immense sandbox in which to frolic, leading to idiosyncratic needles in a mind-numbing haystack over the last decade. The latest in the unending labyrinth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe hits theaters this Friday, and if it weren’t for Sam Raimi returning to the superhero fold, this writer probably wouldn’t have given Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a second thought. ![]()
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