In The History of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ScreenCrush editor-in-chief Matt Singer looks back at every film in the MCU to date, leading up to the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War Endgame on April 26.
Avengers: Infinity War is a movie that should not work.
Despite ten years of Marvel Cinematic Universe entries that could have conceivably advanced the plot a bit, Thanos begins Infinity War with the sum total of zero (0) Infinity Stones.
Taken entirely on its own merits, Avengers: Infinity War is both a skillful achievement and an occasionally confounding one.