There鈥檚 little to anchor any of it to earth, but Elizabeth Olsen does a fine job as the emotional core of the film, with a tragic backstory that actually resonates with her villainous motivations.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2024

...Unlike other films in the superhero film genre, this installment is not aimed at a family audience due to its themes linked to black magic and the occult, and specifically to the chaotic and at times even violent consequences of the magic.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 21, 2024

Had this been any other filmmaker these moments would have probably looked mundane, but Raimi’s personal touches elevate this into an alluring spectacle with some genuine sense of terror.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 15, 2024

Much like the bizarre, quirky, and uneven “Spider-Man 3,” this “Doctor Strange” sequel has the potential to become a cult favorite of sorts. For now, though, it’s good, bombastic fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 9, 2024

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a visual treat. It’s a film that knows the demands of its fanbase—and promptly delivers on its promise. Whether it makes good on what the audience needs, however, is pretty much up in the air.

| Jul 4, 2024

If Feige’s vision is to create a library of films equaling that of a comic book display, there’s no better example of that than Raimi’s return to the house he helped build.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 3, 2024

Raimi’s visual style is not an imitation or an homage. He brought his visual style, a combination like a haunted house of mirrors fun house with some cartoon goofy elements, to the MCU.

| Jun 9, 2024

With all the action and horror elements, it’s easy to lose track of the fact that the story at the heart of the film is essentially a tragedy.

| Oct 31, 2023

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a step in the right direction for Disney and Marvel, but the excitement of the franchise has dimmed just enough to make it a pyrrhic victory.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 5, 2023

Raimi brings the violence and gore that previous iterations have been missing; audiences may not have ever witnessed a director make a movie quite their own as Raimi does while retaining the MCU’s signature DNA.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Sep 7, 2023

There’s nothing significant in the storytelling of Multiverse of Madness, and Marvel’s new fashion of introducing cameos to bring more audiences to watch these movies has become quite unremarkable.

| Sep 4, 2023

A gorgeous but ultimately forgettable, chaotic film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 31, 2023

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a Satisfying Mess. Action packed fun, horrific/gruesome at times, & a messy script… the film itself feels as if it’s missing something.. but Elizabeth Olsen? POWERFUL, INCREDIBLE & ASTONISHING.

| Jul 25, 2023

One of the most unique installments in the MCU, thanks to Sam Raimi's distinctive visual style and his impressive ability to elude the Marvel formula by seriously venturing into the horror elements.

| Original Score: B | Jul 25, 2023

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is supposed to be about love, but it lacks even the most basic feeling of humanity. It’s a soulless film that’s more interested in cameos and what comes next than what is happening right now.

| Jul 25, 2023

With action aplenty and a little more scare than usual, Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness is nothing short of entertaining, though it struggles to feel entirely unique and is simply a tiny moving part to a larger machine.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 24, 2023

It is Raimi’s horror-based touches, his eye for visually-stunning imagery, and his ability to craft engaging action set-pieces that prevent Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from breaking in half.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2023

Where No Way Home and Moon Knight tackle similar themes and raise the bar for other Marvel titles, Multiverse of Madness brings back memories of Game of Thrones’ disastrous final season.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jul 20, 2023

One of 2022's biggest disappointments.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 13, 2023

Once separated from its shortcomings, It may not be the most clean-cut or composed comic book movie and crumble beneath its own creative consequences but vows that there is more to the multiverse yet to be discovered.

| Feb 23, 2023