Thunderbolts Review: How Marvel’s Misfits & Anti-Heroes Filled The Avengers Void (SPOILERS)

Giant Mess podcast host and movie lover Neal Lynch reviews Marvel's Thunderbolts* movie, the 36th film in the MCU and final movie of Phase 5.After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.Thunderbolts* is a Marvel Studios ensemble film following a team of reformed villains and morally gray operatives sent on covert government missions. As the group is tasked with a dangerous black-ops assignment, tensions rise among the unstable team members, revealing conflicting loyalties and buried traumas. The film serves as a continuation of storylines from Black Widow, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, with a darker tone and grounded action set pieces.DirectorJake SchreierWritersEric PearsonJoanna CaloCASTJulia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de FontaineFlorence Pugh as Yelena BelovaSebastian Stan as Congressman Bucky BarnesLewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds / Sentry / The VoidDavid Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red GuardianWyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. AgentHannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / GhostOlga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster00:00 - Intro02:40 - All the versions of the Thunderbolts teams in the comics08:50 - How the MCU’s Thunderbolts movie was developed17:48 - MCU’s Phase 5 Review25:00 - Thunderbolts Synopsis, Director, Writers41:33 - Thunderbolts Cast Performance Review1:18:42 - Thunderbolts Movie Plot Review2:38:44 - Did Thunderbolts Post-Credits Scene Spoil Future Release?2:41:30 - Thunderbolts Movie Opening Weekend Box Office2:42:28 - Is Thunderbolts Best MCU Movie Since Avengers: Endgame (2019)?2:44:58 - Previewing MCU Phase 6 Movies2:53:00 - Final Thoughts / Outro / What’s Coming UpABOUT NEAL LYNCH:I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  ABOUT "GIANT MESS":"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠⁠ Follow me on:* Link Tree - ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/neallynch⁠⁠  * My Official Blog - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠⁠ * Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠⁠    * Twitter - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠⁠     * Personal Instagram - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠⁠    * Giant Mess Instagram - ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram⁠⁠  * Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple⁠⁠  * Subscribe to Giant Mess on Spotify - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessSpotify⁠⁠