As much as I love the great crossovers and event films that we’ve seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I will always have a particular affection for the era of the franchise d

Brave New World" flies to cinemas over the weekend, and Marvel’s latest adventure hopes to thaw an icy box office. “Captain America: Brave New World,” in which Anthony Mackie’s Avenger takes over the star-spangled shield from Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers,

Brave New World has an incredibly difficult task right out of the gate: Getting us up to speed on a franchise that now encompasses more than 40 movies and TV shows. The law of diminishing returns suggests that it’s never been less likely that the average audience member will be able to recall,