Season 1 · Episode 33
Has Marvel Lost Its Magic?
Superhero fatigue is real...
The Sam Sanders Show · KCRW
May 2, 202549m 58s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">After almost 20 years of box office dominance, is the Marvel Cinematic Universe starting to fall apart? </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sam dives deep into the highs and lows of Marvel with two sharp pop culture minds, Kyle Buchanan (NY Times) and Tracy Brown (LA Times), exploring what’s gone wrong in recent years — and whether <em>Thunderbolts*</em> marks a real reset or just more of the same. They dig into Marvel’s pivot to TV, the fatigue of endless interconnected stories, and what the MCU could learn from newer hits like <em>Sinners</em>. Plus, will video game adaptations become Hollywood’s next big hit?</p>
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