Deadpool & Wolverine (15)

Ryan Reynolds’s iconic take on the smart, shameless super-antihero waltzes into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an explosive, irreverent buddy comedy, matched with Hugh Jackman’s classic metal-clawed mutant.

Bereaved, retired, and stuck as a used car salesman, Wade Wilson’s attempt to leave mercenary life ends when higher authorities enlist him in stopping a timeline-breaking threat. For help, he is paired with a similarly broken Logan – starting a dysfunctional, multiverse-muddling journey that promises new starts for both of them. Keeping the Zombieland and Deadpool writers while bringing on Free Guy director Shawn Levy, the film doubles down on Reynolds’s/Wilson’s refreshingly obscene superhero stylings while leading him into bigger, still-higher-budget worlds. Jackman matches him in wit and charisma while keeping his character’s dramatic depth, making for a romantic comedy packed with both rousing thrills and knife-sharp laughs.