‘Avengers: Endgame’ Has Overwhelmed Hollywood. Is That OK? | The Big Picture

Avengers: Endgame 2019

The send-off. Chris felt at peace; Amanda felt seen by the last shot. Both call it a fitting close that hinges entirely on Tony Stark.

Avengers: Infinity War 2018

Chris rewatched it on Netflix by skipping through the action scenes and found it delightful.

Iron Man 2008

Where it started; the character Endgame spends three hours mourning.

Iron Man 3 2013

After it, Downey re-upped for big money as a bullpen player dropping into other films.

Captain America: The First Avenger 2011

Amanda's Marvel-month subject; its themes about Cap and Hayley Atwell pay off in the final shot.

The Avengers 2012

Chris's Marvel-month subject; the Cap/Iron Man partnership traces back here.

Captain America: Civil War 2016

One of the films Downey dropped into to liven up.

Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017

Downey's short but movie-stealing appearance cited as the model bullpen turn.

Captain Marvel 2019

Both feel she doesn't click into the ensemble yet, since it was shot just months earlier with no time to build chemistry.

Black Panther 2018

The closest thing to an adult replacement for the Cap/Iron Man axis going forward.

Guardians of the Galaxy 2014

Where Thor seems headed; a 'Golden State Warriors problem' of too many stars in one movie.

Doctor Strange 2016

Named as an uncertain candidate to carry the next phase.

Eternals 2021

Teased as a long-term space opera with Angelina Jolie, directed by Chloé Zhao.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019

The year's other franchise Endgame; the two biggest cultural properties both close in a down box-office year.

Bohemian Rhapsody 2018

Last year's late-year 'icing on the cake' after Black Panther and Infinity War juiced the numbers.

A Star Is Born 2018

Cited alongside Bohemian Rhapsody as the prestige bump that padded 2018.

Us 2019

Happened, but hasn't matched the scale of Get Out, part of why the box office is down.

Get Out 2017

The benchmark this year's mid-budget hits haven't reached.

Titanic 1997

Only 22 years ago; Amanda frames Endgame as a teenage generation's Titanic.

High Life 2018

The kind of small film you now have fewer screens to see on a Tuesday afternoon.

Yesterday 2019

Danny Boyle / Richard Curtis high-concept comedy about a world without the Beatles. Sean's most-anticipated; 'written from Amanda's mind.'

Rocketman 2019

Taron Egerton sings Elton John. Amanda has doubts; Sean, an Elton head, is on board.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 2019

The set-piece franchise that gets smarter as it goes; Sean expects it to be satisfying.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019

Sean saw it cold among Pokémon fans and felt like an outsider, his empathy analogue for the MCU.

Long Shot 2019

Opens Friday; Sean interviewed director Jonathan Levine about releasing into an Endgame world.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019

Toy Story 4 2019

A sweet, small story that's still a big-ass Pixar movie.

Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019

Tom Holland as the potential grown-up-facing new center of the MCU.

The Lion King 2019

The Disney live-action remake Sean has conflicted feelings about.

Men in Black International 2019

Amanda's lone champion pick; she loves Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson and laughed alone at the trailer.

Aladdin 2019

The remake that 'doesn't look very good.'

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019

Tarantino, DiCaprio and Pitt: proof a mid-budget star drama can still open in summer, if you're Tarantino.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2019

Shouldn't be good and looks amazing; the Rock, Statham and a baby strapped to a chest.

Hereditary 2018

Last year's A24 breakout benchmark (~$45M) they're waiting to see matched.

Midsommar 2019

Ari Aster's follow-up, 'the Pinterest version of Hereditary,' bright and deeply fucked up.

The Souvenir 2019

Amanda already saw it and loved it: 'Dobbins core.' A24.

Wild Rose 2019

Amanda's version of Rocketman; Jessie Buckley as a would-be Nashville singer, doing her own vocals.

Late Night 2019

Mindy Kaling script, Emma Thompson as a late-night host; Amazon's $13M Sundance buy angling to be the year's Big Sick.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette 2019

Linklater directs Cate Blanchett in the Maria Semple adaptation; twice-delayed, which worries Sean.

The Dead Don't Die 2019

Jim Jarmusch's deadpan zombie movie, Broken Flowers-esque, with the ever-present Adam Driver.

Brightburn 2019

James Gunn-produced 'evil-kid' inversion of the superhero origin.

Always Be My Maybe 2019

Netflix rom-com with Ali Wong and Randall Park.

The Farewell 2019

Lulu Wang's Sundance rave, acquired by A24; stars Awkwafina.