Established 1885

The Washburn Review
Established 1885

The Washburn Review
Established 1885

The Washburn Review
“Ant-Man and the Wasp” plays if safe, keeps things small

“Ant-Man and the Wasp” plays if safe, keeps things small

Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios
July 16, 2018
Incredibles 2 brings beautiful animated action with interesting perspective

‘Incredibles 2’ brings beautiful animated action with interesting perspective

Photo courtesy of Pixar Studios
June 19, 2018
‘Deadpool 2’ delivers on hilarity, action

‘Deadpool 2’ delivers on hilarity, action

Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox
May 21, 2018
A unique style: The visuals, costuming, sets and vehicle designs of “Black Panther” are all based on afrofuturism which is a cultural aesthetic and philosophy that specifically focuses on how Africa would look in the modern day had it not been colonized and had its resources and culture stripped away by invading Europeans.

‘Black Panther’ one of Marvel’s best

Andrew Shermoen
February 19, 2018

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ becomes instant Marvel classic

Andrew Shermoen
November 6, 2017
Origin-less: Sony and Marvel made the smart choice of not portraying the tired and overdone origin story of Spider-Man that so many are familiar with. Homecoming still makes many references to Peters first bite and the tragic passing of Uncle Ben.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ swings into action

Andrew Shermoen
July 11, 2017
Box Office Behemoth: Wonder Woman has already shattered several records with how much money it has earned in its first few days in theaters. It was not only the biggest single-day gross for a film directed by a female, but the biggest opening for a for a female-led comic book film as well. 

“Wonder Woman” celebrates hope, heroism

Andrew Shermoen
June 18, 2017
Whitewashing: Doctor Strange received a large amount of criticism when it cast Tilda Swinton, a white actress, in the role of The Ancient One. The character is a Tibetan man in the comics and people accused the film of promoting whitewashing.

Trippy visuals, thrilling action astound in ‘Doctor Strange’

Andrew Shermoen
November 26, 2016
Roll Credits: In Marvel movie fashion, X-Men: Apocalypse ends its credits with a stinger that hints at upcoming films in the franchise. This particular end-credits scene features a reference to an upcoming solo film for a beloved member of the team.

Beloved characters shine in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’

Andrew Shermoen
June 7, 2016
Ryan Reynolds gives an awesome performance as the insane, rapid-healing, fourth-wall-breaking mercenary from Marvel Comics known as Deadpool.

Gory, irreverent humor rampant in “Deadpool”

Andrew Shermoen
February 19, 2016
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