dir. by Scott Derrickson
(tl;dr? skip to the end for a few pros and cons)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is eight years old now, and it's expanded significantly since its debut in 2008 in just about every imaginable way. Films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War have become sprawling behemoths of a million subplots, the Sokovia Accords have heightened the franchise's thematic ambitions, and the MCU has even lept off the big screen into the realms of Netflix and broadcast television, with cable soon to come. By this point, these movies have developed a recognisable formula, but while Doctor Strange fits all the trappings, it also brings the solid humour, characters, and action which makes these films a hit, and taps into a fresh vein of the source material in the process.
