Thunderbolts* (2025)

A handful of second-stringers want out of the constant, soul-destroying work they're doing for Valentina de Fontaine (Louis-Dreyfus) and she agrees to let them, if each does one last job. They soon find out they've been tricked and have to work together to survive.

There are some laughs, some decent effects, and a group I'd be interested in seeing more of, but it felt weirdly "small" for a superhero movie. It plays more like an extended pilot for a television show than a movie. Not sure I'll show up for a sequel.

C+