Well, this was a surprise - Thunderbolts*
I generally steer away from reviews of films I’m going to see unless I really don’t care about them or have much of a stake in them. Most of the MCU releases have been like that and it’s 50/50 split on whether I’ll like them or not. Loved - really did - Marvels . Didn’t care for, at all, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania . Actually., rather liked Eternals , really didn’t like Thor : Love and Thunder. And while it was bloated, there was much that was admirable and near-great in Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . I feel like I”m forgetting some, but I can’t be bothered to comb my memory. Captain America: Brave New World was middling. I didn’t dislike it as much as many, but if it was titled The Incredible Hulk 2 , I wouldn’t have blinked. Thunderbolts* ? Really enjoyed it. I’m a mark for Florence Pugh and Yelena Belova is one of the more interesting characters to come out of Marvel post-Endgame. Thunderbolts* is her move, despite a strong ensemble, but Yelena’s the glue in the...