| Kyle Buchanan Pop Culture Reporter | | Hey, movie fans! It's your faithful Carpetbagger. | | Let's talk about this week's smaller offerings first, since they don't have the benefit of a superheroic profile. There are two fact-based indies — the Rudolf Nureyev biopic "The White Crow," directed by Ralph Fiennes, as well as Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern in "JT LeRoy" — and three documentaries which are among our Critics' Picks: the backstage dance film "If the Dancer Dances," "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache," and the guitar shop feature "Carmine Street Guitars." | | But obviously, the biggest story this week is "Avengers: Endgame." This superheroic team-up is the culmination of over a decade of astonishingly successful, interlaced Marvel movies, and despite its three-hour running time and a crowded summer season to come, I think it may rewrite a few box-office records before its run is done. | | The big question is whether Marvel will retire the "Avengers" movies for a bit after this fairly conclusive capper, or if we'll see the remaining heroes join up with the new characters Marvel recently acquired after Disney bought Fox. We know that lineup to come will bring sequels to "Black Panther," "Doctor Strange" and "Captain Marvel," as well as introduce new franchises like the Angelina Jolie-led "The Eternals," but is Marvel building to something like "Avengers vs. X-Men" in a few years? Expect a little more clarity this summer, when Marvel will likely announce future plans at either Comic-Con or the Disney expo D23. | | |
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