Most comics-derived superhero movies really wouldn’t be much of anything without buried rage, and what happens when it won’t stay buried. Their stories’ relentless emphasis on childhood trauma and the crippling psychological load carried by broken souls (heroes and villains both) — that’s the whole show.

Marvel's latest team-building exercise, Thunderbolts* — the asterisk is part of its title for reasons I'll leave you to discover — is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology.