Thunderbolts*
“The past doesn’t go away. So you can either live with it forever… or do something about it.” Redemptive, rag-tag and refreshing, Thunderbolts* surprises with its emotional depth and misfit matches in a team-up film that’s stylish, entertaining and allows side characters to enter the spotlight with a great ensemble, gritty action and a mental health focus sure to resonate with many. Discussion Points: I absolutely loved this. It’s been far too long since the last MCU team-up movie, and what makes Thunderbolts* so unique is that we aren’t watching main franchise characters unite but instead rough around the edges side characters in a rag-tag team up that’s equally comedic as it is cathartic as they trauma bond and banter. With a stacked ensemble it’s Florence Pugh’s Yelena who takes centre stage and her mental health struggle is the films through line as she moves from depressed and lonely to finding purpose and community. In parallel, Lewis Pullman’s Bob is a fantastic new additio...
