Spoiler Alert: Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Is a Better Version of 'Suicide Squad'

Thunderbolts, the latest big-screen release from Marvel Studios (which is also its final Phase Five film), goes the Suicide Squad route, bringing together a group of degenerate anti-heroes in the name of the greater good. Surprisingly, it's a more enjoyable movie than its DC counterpart. Leading the charge is Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, the new Black Widow. Sebastian Stan yet again reprises his role of Bucky Barnes; David Harbour returns as Yelena's parental figure, Alexei Shostakov, aka The Red Guardian; Wyatt Russell is John Walker (his brooding version of Captain America first appeared in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and then in Captain America: Brave New World). Olga Kurylenko reprises her role as Taskmaster, and last but not least is Hannah John-Kamen as the formidable Ghost. I should come clean about something. I've been more meh than yay with Marvel movies recently. You can chalk it up to a bunch of things, like the oversaturation of the superhero genre, Marvel's form ... Read full article.