‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’: Gleefully Disgusting MODOK Is the Best Part of the Movie

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For everything wrong with the third “Ant-Man” movie—and there’s so much wrong—at least it isn’t afraid to be ugly. Behold the gleefully hideous MODOK.

Deputy Entertainment Editor

Published Feb. 18 2023 7:11PM EST

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The premise of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is pretty straightforward: It’s Star Wars meets Rick and Morty meets Marvel’s least-interesting superhero franchise. Aliens that look all weird! Spaceships! Gigantic ants! Horndog old dudes! The personification of evil facing off against the personification of good!

But all of that goofy, standard...

Allegra Frank

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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’: Gleefully Disgusting MODOK Is the Best Part of the Movie

For everything wrong with the third “Ant-Man” movie—and there’s so much wrong—at least it isn’t afraid to be ugly. Behold the gleefully hideous MODOK.

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Allegra Frank