The Marvels
There’s nothing really too serious about The Marvels, which is really about three different but special women bonding during a silly space adventure. Their power sets are also a joy to watch even if they don’t make a lick of sense.
Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion is a spy thriller (more Bourne than Bond) that looks like one, even feels like one, but isn’t in any way as clever as it wants you to think it is.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Despite some story directions that didn’t work and some other quality issues, I think it did the job, and there are a few but enough of the good stuff here to at least warrant a watch.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
It started off promisingly; it looked like we were getting a character exploration on Shuri, that we get to understand her as a character of her own, what makes her tick and what drives her. But then Marvel has to Marvel…
Thor: Love & Thunder
To the initiated, Thor: Love and Thunder is the direct response to the enthusiasm over Ragnarok’s revision of the Thor sub-franchise, meaning more Flash Gordon-esque goofy, irreverent humour and Thor behaving like a buffoon while saving the universe.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Overall, it was a bit of a muddle. It doesn’t know whether it wants to be a Strange-Christine romance, a buddy-sorcerer movie with America, or Wandavision 2.