Magic makes its MCU debut as we follow Doctor Stephen Strange in his quest to fix his injured hands, a quest that inadvertently puts him in the path of a sorcerer who wishes to rid the world of death itself… by making a deal with someone even worse than the devil.

Karen Gillan has a ball as Sam, deadly assassin and lover of all things cute, in this movie that could easily have fallen into gimmicks and tropes, but instead is a fun, bubbly ride through a John Wick-esque world of assassins and shadowy figures.

A franchise is born from much humbler beginnings than one might think, as undercover cop Brian O’Conner dives into the world of street racing in an attempt to find a band of thieves, and ends up attached to the charismatic and elite family of Dominic Torreto.

The world’s top heroes butt heads in this half-political thriller, as Cap and Tony disagree on the concept of government oversight of their crime-fighting ways, and whether or not the Avengers are truly in the right.

Christopher Nolan cemented his place in the halls of cinema with this mind-warping, heady dive into the world of dreams, as Cobb and his crew attempt the impossible - planting an idea in someone’s head so well that they think they did it themselves.

The herald of a doomed franchise, Sahara is an adventure film following literary icon Dirk Pitt as he battles to save the world, in a box office flop that I will defend to my grave as a fun, rollicking ride through combat and comedy that deserved better than what it got.

Marvel jumps into the deep end once more and adapts an unlikely hero’s story, as we follow ex-con Scott Lang in his attempt to get on the straight and narrow, and the teeny tiny lengths he’ll have to go to to save what he loves.

Netflix’s Hemsworth-led action thrill ride does plenty of what an action movie should do right, but also makes its own unique mark with some fantastic camera work and a 12-minute oner that makes you feel every second of a firefight.

The MCU’s 11th film brings the gang back together in another fun, action-packed adventure, one that would go on to change how the world looks at superheroes for literal decades to come. What happens when Earth’s mightiest heroes make mistakes?

The Babysitter sees a young boy running for his life from a cult of young adults who want his virginal blood for their deal with the Devil himself, a cult led by his super-cool, super-hot babysitter, Bee.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead kills her way through neon-drenched Tokyo streets in this fun action flick about an assassin with 24 hours left to live and a taste for revenge… and Boom Boom Lemon.

Marvel’s big gamble pays off in a legitimately hilarious caper featuring a colorful cast of criminally-conscious characters as they decided to finally stop thinking of just themselves for once, just in time to save the galaxy.

Scott Derrickson’s 2021 horror film follows a young boy who’s been kidnapped by a serial killer who finds himself receiving help from beyond the grave, as the killer’s prior victims contact him through an unplugged black telephone.

This fun-fueled thrill ride, directed by David Leitch, follows a cadre of criminal types who all find themselves on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto, and chronicles the chaos that ensues.

Captain America’s second solo film tackles a much more realistic problem - the growing increase in surveillance and espionage in a post-Cold War world, and the repercussions should that power land in the wrong hands.

Brought forward into a new age, Candyman (2021) brings a fresh perspective to the iconic horror villain, telling a tale of obsession, legacy, and the ever-present fear of racial violence that is, at points, all too real.

The second Thor movie may not shake the universe to its core, but it’s still a fun tale of Thor’s maturity paying off, and brings us more meaningful motivations for the god of thunder.

Edgar Wright directs a visual and aural feast about an aimless twenty-something boy falling in love with a flight-risk girl, and all seven evil exes-worth of baggage that she’s brought with her.

Bernard Rose’s 1992 adaptation of a Clive Barker tale trades out a take on the British class system of Liverpool for a tale of the plight of the Cabrini-Green residents of Chicago, with a monument of horror rising from the results in the shape of the titular Candyman.

Iron Man’s solo trilogy reaches a conclusion that, while divisive, also delivers a moral lesson that resonates beautifully with the tales that came before it.