‘Thunderbolts*’—A Spark of Hope in Dark Times
After years of mediocrity, Thunderbolts* is the welcome change MCU fans were waiting for.

After years of mediocrity, Thunderbolts* is the welcome change MCU fans were waiting for.
The film's storylines read as allegories for the queer experience and that's a source of solace for LGBTQIA+ fans!
The problem isn’t that it’s bad. It's good. But it fails to stand out from a crowd of similar films.
Word of mouth has been incredible, but the film's faults cannot be ignored.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.