Frustrated as fans might be that every Marvel movie has become a referendum on the state of the mega-franchise itself — and the superhero industrial complex at large — the MCU has cast itself in such a constant state of self-reflexivity that it’s all but impossible not to see each installment as its own act of meta-commentary. The “problem” isn’t just that the story of the MCU has grown to be more interesting than the stories of the films that comprise it, it’s also that — in…
‘Thunderbolts*’ Review: Marvel’s Best Movie in Years Struggles to Outrun the Emptiness of the Mega-Franchise It’s Trying So Hard to Save
