Thunderbolts Is Marvel Back to Doing What Marvel Does Best

Over the past 20 years, Marvel movies became “Marvel Movies” thanks to the company’s incredible ability to weave together multiple stories and characters in meaningful, fun, and emotional ways. The movies rewarded you for watching them by enriching characters you already knew, introducing new ones you didn’t, and constantly teasing the future. In the past few years, however, the company has gotten away from that with several movies and shows that never quite struck the right balance. Never quite perfected that famous Marvel alchemy. That changes with Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts is Marvel once again doing what Marvel does best. It mixes together characters from previous shows and movies, tells a story of actual substance, and is filled with excellent performances tackling surprisingly dark material. It has its own voice and tone, but still manages to make the Marvel Cinematic Universe feel cohesive. The film may not reach the highest highs of the franchise’s past, but it’s light years a ... Read full article.