Top Five Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies

(I grew up reading Marvel and D.C. comics. Our age of superhero blockbusters would have been the cinema of my dreams when I was ten or twelve. Out of loyalty to that younger self, I’ve seen all of the M.C.U. movies. Here are the five that most satisfied, charmed, and surprised me—and most reminded me of the way I felt when I was buying comics every month at Osco or Gadzooks.)