Brie Larson deserves better. She’s a rare performer whose innate charisma can smooth over a film’s rough edges. Captain Marvel has many. Consider the film’s first quarter. An exposition-laden opening meanders to a surprisingly cheap-looking set piece on an alien world. The script proffers a mystery around Larson’s character’s identity, but it doesn’t engage. Larson does. Continue reading...

Captain Marvel 2019
Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, and Jude Law.