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    In 'Thor: Love and Thunder,' Waititi's familiar strains feel familiar and strained

    Director Taika Waititi goes back to the Thor: Ragnarok well for another sprawling romp starring Chris Hemsworth's pompous thunder god. The water's still thirst-quenching, but not as fresh.
    by Glen Weldon Jul 05, 2022 2 minutes
    Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth.

    In considering Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth film in the franchise centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's pompous, pumped-up thunder god, it's useful to cast your mind back to 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, its immediate predecessor.

    That film broke a mold that ached to be broken — the two previous movies, namely, both of which came so weighted down with unearned faux-gravitas they had people reconsidering. (To be clear: was better than , but its sequel, , stalwartly remains the MCU's lowest point.)

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