If the goal for The Fantastic Four: First Steps was for Marvel to finally get the comic world's first family right, then the mission has finally been accomplished. If the goal was more than that, the ship remains in orbit.

This isn’t a superhero film obsessed with saving the world in the loudest way possible. Instead, it’s a story about saving oneself, about identity, family, and quiet courage. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby,

First Steps’ is a refreshing departure from the usual MCU fare, blending heart, style, and spectacle with surprising maturity. It’s a superhero film that feels personal—and that’s what makes it soar.

Not just Vanessa Kirby and Pedro Pascal, Julia Garner kills it with her brilliant performance as the silver surfer girl and the herald of Galactus.

A lot has to do with the fantastic four at the heart of this Marvel family, who live together and eat together, and are played by actors who play well off each other, particularly the always-splendid Kirby.

New Marvel theatrical releases tend to arrive on Disney Plus about 90 days after they've premiered in cinemas. That's not a hard and fast rule, mind, with Deadpool and Wolverine taking 97 days and Captain America: Brave New World taking 103 days. The most recent movie, Thunderbolts*, has not yet started streaming on Disney Plus.

As detailed in a new article over at Vanity Fair, The Fantastic Four: First Steps includes a few truly unexpected cameos outside of Paul Walter-Hauser’s Mole Man or its brief nods to other 60’s-era Marvel antagonists. As this site’s own intergalactic herald, may all who pass the purple portent below know they will be irreparably spoiled…