Last weekend, Marvel unveiled its plans for Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (along with a few hints and winks and nods about Phase Five -- which is mostly notable 'cause it means they're planning a Phase Five).

And we're currently in the middle of a year when, when it's all said and done, the top eight highest-grossing movies may well have all come from Disney or Marvel or both. The top eight. That's not a typo. Here, look:
Aladdin (2019) (Disney)
Avengers: Endgame (Marvel/Disney)
Captain Marvel (Marvel/Disney)
Frozen II (Disney)
The Lion King (2019) (Disney)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (Marvel/Sony)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm/Disney)
Toy Story 4 (Pixar/Disney)

And so the question is: Is the future of movies Marvel and Disney?

And then The Nose takes a look at the present of movies from the opposite end of the box office spectrum with three indie films: The Art of Self-Defense, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, and Wild Rose.

Last weekend, <a href="https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/07/marvel-studios-comic-con-2019/">Marvel unveiled its plans for Phase Four</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> (along with <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/57990-marvel-studios-phase-5-five-release-dates-movies-list-lineup-disney-plus-shows-avengers-5-theories">a few hints and winks and nods about Phase Five</a> -- which is mostly notable 'cause it means they're planning a Phase Five).
And we're currently in the middle of a year when, when it's all said and done, <a href="https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/7/22/20703990/lion-king-box-office">the top eight highest-grossing movies may well have all come from Disney or Marvel or both</a>. The top eight. That's not a typo. Here, look:
<ul>
<li>Aladdin (2019) (Disney)</li>
<li>Avengers: Endgame (Marvel/Disney)</li>
<li>Captain Marvel (Marvel/Disney)</li>
<li>Frozen II (Disney)</li>
<li>The Lion King (2019) (Disney)</li>
<li>Spider-Man: Far from Home (Marvel/Sony)</li>
<li>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Lucasfilm/Disney)</li>
<li>Toy Story 4 (Pixar/Disney)</li>
</ul>
And so the question is: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/marvel-comic-con-eternals-thor-shang-chi-wide-open-future/594469/">Is the future of movies Marvel</a> and Disney?
And then The Nose takes a look at the present of movies from the opposite end of the box office spectrum with three indie films: <a href="https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/theartofselfdefense">The Art of Self-Defense</a>, <a href="https://www.marianneandleonardwordsoflove.com/">Marianne &amp; Leonard: Words of Love</a>, and <a href="https://www.wildrose-movie.com/">Wild Rose</a>.

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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