Doctor Strange
A car accident changes the life of Dr. Stephen Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) forever since he lost the use of his hands. Stephen then sets out on a journey of healing, only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
5 July 1968, Long Beach, California, USA
17 June 1976, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
29 June 1995, Bronxville, New York, USA
8 June 1968, Roehampton, London, England, UK
17 November 1978, London, Ontario, Canada
March 23, 2017
When Doctor Strange works, it's for the same reasons most of the Marvel movies do: They aren't afraid of humor, and they know what's funny.
February 17, 2017
The effects are the closest most of us will get to tripping balls in a Disney movie outside of dropping acid and watching "Pink Elephants on Parade" on a YouTube loop.
November 14, 2016
With Dr. Strange the Marvel magic seems largely to have run out-which is unfortunate, given the movie's titular protagonist is himself a magician.
January 02, 2017
Doctor Strange's last act is so trippy and exciting that you can almost forgive that generic story.
November 04, 2016
Doctor Strange is about as weird as any Marvel movie is going to get these days, which is not particularly weird.
December 31, 2016
Cumberbatch, both a natural comedian and a subtle one, knows how to get a big laugh from nothing more than an arched eyebrow.
November 04, 2016
The Marvel Comics movie universe gets a bit bigger, though not appreciably better, with Doctor Strange.
November 07, 2016
Lives up to its title, in mostly good ways.
March 10, 2017
Doctor Strange has all the strengths of a Marvel movie-a well-told story, a well-tuned sense of humor about itself, a personal drama to shape the hero's journey-as well as all the weaknesses (conventions of a superhero origin tale are getting repetitive).
January 02, 2017
Though Doctor Strange's impressive visual effects and head-spinning mythology might seem a bit much for Marvel's typical filmgoing crowd, its story is rudimentary enough to keep the more far-reaching elements relatively grounded.
December 31, 2016
Doctor Strange, intended to be a mind-bending, rule-breaking rebuke to the squares of superhero cinema, turns out to be a rebel in name only -- the textbook definition of a bad trip.
January 18, 2017
OK, so Dr. Strange is not as soulful as expected. But in this particular reality, I'll take what I can get.
