# The Traverse

Traversing the business of franchises and fandom.

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## [X factor](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/marvel-x-men-movie-cast-release-date-future-mcu-box-office)

_2026-08-16 · Travis Clark_

Can the X-Men "save" the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

## [Christopher Nolan movies, ranked](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/christopher-nolan-movies-ranked-worst-to-best-including-the-odyssey)

_2026-08-08 · Travis Clark_

All 13 Nolan films ranked, from "Following" to "The Odyssey."

## [A league of his own](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/spider-man-brand-new-day-box-office-future-of-marvel-cinematic-universe)

_2026-08-02 · Travis Clark_

How Spider-Man has overcome the superhero slump.

## [Disney's doom](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/disney-crossroads-avengers-doomsday-trailer-reaction-moana-mandalorian-box-office)

_2026-07-21 · Travis Clark_

Moana, Marvel, Mando — oh my. Is Disney running out of options and ideas with its IP?

## [A tale of two flops](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/supergirl-box-office-netflix-avatar-last-airbender-season-two-viewership-flops)

_2026-07-02 · Travis Clark_

"Supergirl" and Netflix's "Last Airbender" are two flops this week on both the big and small screen.

## [The best movies of 2026 so far](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/best-movies-2026-so-far-obsession-backrooms-disclosure-day)

_2026-06-26 · Travis Clark_

My top 10 movies for the first half of 2026, from 'Disclosure Day' to 'Backrooms.'

## [A Pixar problem?](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/toy-story-box-office-pixar-movies-ranked-disney)

_2026-06-23 · Travis Clark_

The (toy) storied studio can still produce a blockbuster hit, if it's a sequel. Is that a bad thing?

## [Masters of none](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/masters-of-the-universe-movie-box-office-reviews-analysis)

_2026-06-06 · Travis Clark_

"Masters of the Universe" provides some early lessons, and raises a few questions, for Amazon and Mattel's movie ambitions.

## [More than the YouTube effect](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/obsession-backrooms-box-office-youtube-filmmakers)

_2026-05-30 · Travis Clark_

'Obsession,' 'Backrooms,' and why their success is about more than just the YouTube-to-horror-movie pipeline.

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## [What's a Star Wars movie now?](https://travisclark.substack.com/p/star-wars-mandalorian-grogu-movie-box-office-reviews-audience-scores)

_2026-05-24 · Travis Clark_

And what do fans want out of a Star Wars movie?