Unlock the Ultimate MCU Power Ranking: Which Marvel Movie Truly Packs a Knockout Punch?
Without question, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the distinct, singular work of a director with a vision: Sam Raimi. Raimi, who is probably best known for his Spider-Man trilogy of the aughts, really made his name with a very specific camp/horror/comedy blend that came to screen with movies like The Evil Dead series and Drag Me To Hell. (He also proved he can do more than just that, though, jumping through genres in the ’90s with movies like A Simple Plan, Darkman, and For the Love of the Game like America Chavez jumps through universes).
I digress. Anyway, this is just a unique and super well made entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s not super congruous with everything it follows (which includes the first Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avengers: Endgame, and WandaVision), but as a standalone story, this movie, for its 2 hour and 12 minute runtime, is a blast. Raimi brings his flourishes in a way that no one else could, and his key actors, specifically Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, come fully game for whatever screenwriter Michael Waldron (who also wrote Loki) had for them. Don’t expect your typical Marvel fare with this one, and embrace the madness.
MCU understanding needed? You probably won’t be able to go into this one blind at all. You’ll need Doctor Strange to know about the core characters, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame to know about how Stephen helped us get to this point, and WandaVision to figure out how Wanda ended up in her current situation. You could also watch No Way Home on, like, an easter egg level, but it’s really not too important in the scheme of things happening here.
17. Iron Man 3 (2010)
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