With the Thunderbolts assembling, it's a good time to rank all of the team-up movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Thankfully, "Thunderbolts*" reminds of the early, go-for-broke days of the MCU with a crew of lovable characters – David Harbour is the gift that keeps on giving as ex-Soviet super-soldier Red Guardian – and a meaningful narrative that leans on the superpowers of friendship and empathy.

What’s the point of it all?” That’s the question dogging Yelena Belova, the pint-size assassin played by Florence Pugh in Marvel’s new film, Thunderbolts*, as she bounces from mission to mission—blowing up weapons labs and scrubbing out security guards,