Certainly, Thunderbolts* is one of the best Marvel movies since Avengers: Endgame, which I know a lot of folks are saying, but then again, that’s not really saying much with the offerings we have been given by the MCU lately. And, by lately, I mean the last couple years, not just months. Both Florence Pugh (who I am convinced can do no wrong) and David Harbour are absolute standouts in this one and steal the show in any scene they are…

Marvel Ultimate Anti-Hero Alliance
It's time to root for the morally-gray-and-baggage-loaded guys. Marvel says we've reached the point to move past their prior mistakes, traumas, and errors in judgement as well as past the recent lackluster MCU offerings. Mirroring the formation of more than a couple famous Marvel teams, the new squad of begrudged-super-best-friends are thrown together for one reason only to unite against a common foe: obscurity. Although one character is brutally deemed not up to the task at…

Suffers from the same problem that the first GOTG had wherein we have a cast of colorful characters sort of stuck in a by the book story where they become a found family by the end of yada yada yada, though I will note that this has much more emotional depth than that film did. People weren't kidding about how much this is about depression, angst and feeling cast aside by the world, even as its about a bunch of…

It feels hack at this point to say "Marvel is back", but I get the sentiment. This immediate enthusiasm for a rewatch and excitement for what's coming next is a sensation I haven't felt from Marvel in a decade. I'm watching ScreenCrush videos and everything. I'd already jumped allegiances to James Gunn's DC, but maybe there's still room in my heart for both.

It's embarrassing how much better this is than Captain America Brave New World, and it emphasizes just…

Checking in on Marvel because I heard the MCU stopped sucking, and you know, this was pretty good. Enough that there’s the smallest spark of hope in me for a comeback for the cinematic universe, which should make the competition between Marvel and DC a proper fight instead of a race to the bottom. This would slot in nicely somewhere in the mid-2010’s of the MCU in of quality and storytelling. There’s no reinventing the wheel, but no destroying…

I will keep beating the drum for this lovely little action thriller, especially now that Thunderbolts* is basically a full-blown sequel to it. Its rating on here is criminally low.

The family story is exceptionally well-done, Yelena’s angle in particular (“It was real to me!”) is heartbreaking, and like yes you can watch Thunderbolts* without having seen this just fine, but that “Daddy, I’m so alone” line hits even harder when you hear Yelena tell Red Guardian he was everything…

My oldest daughter wanted to see this really badly and I continue to watch the MCU, sometimes out of sheer habit, but in this case because you'll be reminded what a good MCU movie can be.
Even with the usual Marvel humour this had a way of feeling different, like it wanted to do more than just blow stuff up or bring in crazy cameos.
This also wasnt just a wannabe Suicide Squad.
Florence Pugh was the main anchor and…

I'm not gonna sit here and act like Thunderbolts* (kudos to Disney for keeping the asterisks for comedic affect) is the shot in the arm that the MCU needed to get back on their hot streak. Reminder, they've had solid-to-great outings post-Endgame and I doubt the pattern is going to change dramatically after this newest entry. But it has really been awhile since the MCU released a film that actually had people buzzing about the future of the franchise. Best…