Ironheart initially propels itself into fun-and-familiar territory before running out of juice by the time its puzzlingly-placed final act rolls around. At least Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams holds her own against the MCU's current roster of young heroes – but the same can't be said for its main supporting cast.

It's as Riri's building her new suit that Ironheart takes a turn for the Black Mirror. In her attempts to create a new AI assistant for her armor, Riri accidentally ends up creating one who looks and acts exactly like her late best friend,

After a sleepy 2024 when Deadpool and Wolverine were the only ones stirring in the Marvel multiverse, Marvel Studios has kicked back into high gear over the past few months. Captain America: Brave New World led the way in February,