“Disney has lifted part two of its embargo on Captain Marvel, and the reviews are generally less spicy than the troll campaigns would have you believe.

“Considering that this is Marvel’s first woman-led (and female co-directed) project out of [checks notes] 21 films [lights notes aflame because that can’t possibly be right] there’s a lot riding on Carol Danvers’s super-suited shoulders.

“Most reviewers have noted that the film by indie duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck is relatively low-key for a superhero blockbuster, although they differ on whether or not that makes it refreshingly relaxed, or just dull.

“Reviewers are also fairly divided on whether or not Brie Larson’s effervescence extends beyond that CG alien glow.”

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