Film of the week — Avengers: Infinity War

The more excitable sections of the internet are already calling this ‘Shakespearean,’ which is nonsense, but it does give you a clue that this third Marvel team-up is a tad more ambitious than, say, the last Thor movie. Josh Brolin’s intergalactic space tyrant Thanos (pictured) is on a mission to kill half of Earth’s population, and Earth’s mightiest heroes split up into three groups to take him on. Marvel is starting to make keeping this busy cast organised look easy, and it’s an admirable feat of logistics – but the main takeaway is just how damn entertaining the film is. Meaningless fun, like all good popcorn flicks, but there’s also a new feeling that the Avengers are out of their depth, which leads to some surprisingly emotional moments, even for non-fans. Times