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5. Dune: Part One– A fantastic-looking film that starts off strong but ends up feeling like it just goes on forever before stopping abruptly to set up a sequel.
4. Black Widow– While it hurts the plot a bit knowing how Natasha’s story ends, the scaled-back approach that focuses on family works well. But the over-the-top sky battle at the end is too much mindless action and takes away from this personal story approach.
3. The Suicide Squad– A fun dark-comedy with characters that work even though they shouldn’t. A tendency for style over substance hurts the final product.
2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings– A solid origin story that has great action sequences and a lot of heart but suffers from on over-stuffed finale.
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home– It brings together elements from past and present Spider-Man films in a satisfying way but does suffer from a few tonal shifts and a few stretches where it almost grinds to a halt.