In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing THUNDERBOLTS* (2025), from director Jake Schreier with a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo; from characters created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. The film tells the story of a group of anti-heroes—including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen—who are brought together by CIA Director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) for what they believe is a new government team. They soon realize they've been set up on a suicide mission to be eliminated by a powerful new threat, the unstable super-soldier known as Sentry, and are forced to unite to survive. The film becomes a psychological and emotional journey as the team must confront their own personal traumas, which manifest in a mind-bending, final showdown against Sentry's destructive alter ego, the Void. The film clocks in at 2 h and 7 m, is rated PG-13 and is currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
