Benedict Cumberbatch’s curiously-accented sorcerer/surgeon/superhero returns to glide elegantly through surreal alternative worlds while battling various massive ancient dark forces. Director Sam Raimi, of Evil Dead fame, makes his MCU debut by bringing all the visual flourishes he’s rightly famed for, while still clearly making Chapter 28 or so of a bigger ongoing story. Filled with both new and familiar faces – if you’ve not got round to watching WandaVision yet, do so before watching this – and some cheerfully silly alterna-worlds, it’s a big old laugh for everyone.
It’s also the only two-Benedict movie currently out, thanks to Benedict Wong as Wong, leading to some really confusing write-ups where it says “along with Wong (Wong)”, which is just kind of fun. Right? It’s fun!
In cinemas now