ryan’s review published on Letterboxd:
Captain Marvel is an admittedly difficult film to process. It’s admirable for its humor, entertainment value, and attempts to position its central character as a representative for a new age of female-led cinema. However, the MCU formula holds back those elements at every turn, making it feel more like an appetizer before Avengers: Endgame than a solo adventure fully worthy of the merits of Larson’s new role in the universe. It’s fun popcorn fare that could have been something greater, not because of the feminine heart beating at its center but because of the bad habits of a studio still struggling to make amends with the mistakes of its decidedly normative past.