14. ThorThor is the first movie in the MCU to introduce a sense of scale to this world, and while Kenneth Branagh seemed to be a left-field choice…May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
15. Ant-Man and the WaspAnt-Man and the Wasp fulfils the old writing maxim: write what you know. It takes everything the first film did well, and turns it up to…May 10, 2021May 10, 2021
16. Ant-ManAnt-Man is fun. There’s no other way to put it — it’s just a lot of fun. If you don’t get even the slightest glimmer of enjoyment out of…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
17. Avengers: Age of UltronThe difficult second album. Age of Ultron tells the story of Assemble in reverse — starting with the team fighting in perfect unison as…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
18. Iron ManThe film that started it all, and no film in this franchise is more of a mixed bag than its first outing.May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
19. Captain America: The First AvengerI really wanted to rate this film higher, but The First Avenger’s problem is that, like watching a West Ham match, it’s very much a game of…May 2, 2021May 2, 2021
20. Thor: The Dark WorldAfter a shaky start, the MCU generally trended upward during Phase One, culminating in Avengers Assemble, one of the biggest movie events…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
21. Iron Man 2Iron Man 2 tries to do too much, too early. It’s understandable that, with the prospect of a decades-spanning arc still very much a pipe…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
22. The Incredible HulkThe red-headed stepchild of the MCU. Hulk’s byzantine web of contracts and rights means Marvel were never fully in control of this…Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
23. Captain MarvelIt’s a testament to the MCU’s general high quality that Homer Simpson could count the number of truly poor films in it on one hand. When it…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
The whole reason I’m hereI’ve set up this Medium purely to have somewhere to post my reviews of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, in order from worst to best…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
