Joseph Quinn will be marking his debut in the Marvel Cinematic universe with the Fantastic Four: First Steps. The 31-year-old is all set to play Johnny Storm aka Human Torch in the upcoming

“Don’t Look Back,” the groundbreaking 1967 documentary following Bob Dylan on a tour of England, is showing in a rare big-screen outing at the Oriental Theatre at 6:30 p.m. July 31. The screening, with a post-movie Q&A, is a benefit for the digital library fund for WMSE-FM (91.7). Tickets are $20. Info: mkefilm.org.

Four Fantastic Four movies were produced before Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the MCU reboot has finally broken what was a pretty unfortunate streak for the team's

That judgement is based on the reviews alone. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” has already achieved a rare feat: its debut Rotten Tomatoes rating stands at a solid 86%, making it the first “Fantastic Four” movie ever to earn a “fresh” status. That score even nudges out the new “ Superman ” reboot, which currently sits at 83% on the Tomatometer.

Is the new “Fantastic Four” movie fantastic? No, and not everyone will love the amount of downtime in this one. But good is good enough for a Marvel superhero movie these days.

With this being 2025, you can't escape Rotten Tomatoes discourse when it comes to a major movie release. All eyes, then, are on Fantastic Four: First Steps – and if it has beaten Superman on the review aggregation site. Fantastic Four is now certified fresh, currently sitting at 86% on Rotten Tomatoes after 130 reviews.

This week, Marvel Studios is releasing the highly anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps on July 25th. The upcoming Marvel movie marks the long-awaited induction of the first superhero family into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third cinematic iteration of the iconic comic book characters overall… or, is it?