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Not all movie directors are the same. Some simply carry out their marching orders, dutifully following a studio script and making sure their film’s CGI budget doesn’t balloon out of control. I have no idea who directed Avengers: Infinity War, and it really doesn’t matter: I don’t watch a Marvel movie hoping to absorb insightful social commentary and bask in the glow of artistic brilliance.
Evan Spear is a Morning Dispatch Reporter, based in Washington D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2026, he graduated from the University of Chicago with degrees in history and political science. He has previously interned at The Dispatch and CNN. When not writing for The Morning Dispatch, he is probably playing golf, reading a book, or trying (and failing) to find a place to swim.
