Ant-Man (2015)

Also in mid-July, this Marvel Comics picture provided lots of laughs and action with the talents of Paul Rudd (last blogged in They Came Together) in the title role, Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra), Evangeline Lilly (117 episodes of Lost), Corey Stoll (This Is Where I Leave You), Bobby Cannavale (Spy), and many more. I did make a note at the time that the fights were easier to follow than in many action movies.

Director Peyton Reed (Bring It On (2000), Down With Love (2003), and The Break-Up (2006)) took over for Edgar Wright (The World's End) after the latter had put a lot of work into the screenplay, also credited to Joe Cornish, Adam McKay (Anchorman 2), and Rudd, and based on the original series by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby. As always, there's a funny cameo from Lee. Be patient.

The prolific Christophe Beck (most recently in these pages for scoring Cake) changes it up for the genre. You can stream the whole thing on youtube.

This spoiler-laden link is but one outlining some easter eggs for fan-boys and -girls.

Rotten Tomatoes' averages are 80% critics and 89 audiences. This may be back at a second-run movie house but your best bet is to catch it on DVD after its December release.