Jonathan Majors's Kang, MODOK's design disaster, and the Phase Five opener that confirmed the collapse extended into the new phase. The -100 reflects honest evaluation of one of the worst major studio releases of the past decade and the entry…
Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova carries a film that arrived too late to matter. The Phase Four opener that established the pattern of decorative empowerment.
Cumberbatch as a specifically arrogant intellectual protagonist, Tilda Swinton's Ancient One, reality-folding combat. The 8 reflects honest evaluation of one of the more successful Phase Three MCU entries and the entry that introduced the franchise's mystical-arts dimension.
The MCU mythological foundation. The 8 reflects honest evaluation of the film that gave the MCU its mythological foundation and the entry that Kenneth Branagh directed with sustained Shakespearean theatrical attention.
Shane Black's buddy-comedy direction, Downey's strongest character work, and the Mandarin twist Marvel spent eight years correcting. The 5 reflects honest evaluation of the Phase Two opening film and one of the more divisive entries in the MCU's first decade.
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