Here it is: the climax of our journey into the MCU.  The movie that 11 years of movies had been leading up to... " Avengers: Endgame "! Thanos has won.  The Avengers have been defeated, and half the universe has been wiped from existance. But wait... the random reappearance of Ant-Man offers a glimmer of hope.  Can the Avengers reverse the damage, and ultimately save the Universe from the Mad Titan? " Avengers: Endgame " is, in my opinion much more tightly written than " Avengers: Infinity War " in my opinion.  This is helped by having a pretty clear format for telling the sub-plots.  The start of the movie sets up the mood and setting of the "post-snap" world, and how the Avengers have been dealing with such a devastating loss before introducing the main plotline.  A nicely balanced story giving all of the remaining characters a chance to shine and have their moment. I was especially pleased by the growth they allowed Black Widow by g...

This week's journey into the MCU takes us into space, as a band of misfits come together to guard the galaxy... and discover what family is... Peter Quill is a space pirate.  Gamora is an assassin.  Rocket and Groot are bounty hunters.  Drax is a man seeking death and revenge.  Their paths all come together as they seek to keep a powerful artifact out of the hands of a power seeking tyrant. Together, these outcasts and misfits will become the galaxy's last hope for survival ... " Guardians of the Galaxy " has one of the stronger team based storylines in the MCU.  Possibly stronger than the " Avengers " movies.  The threat is cosmic, but the plotlines are very personal and intimate- very character driven rather than action driven.  It moves between humour, action, drama, pathos, and back smoothly while moving you towards the climax.  An enjoyable ride you aren't aware of taking because you're just to involved in the moment. The character...