Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi, 2017)

Wonders will never cease. Into the third round in the Norse god series we go, and the result of giving the director of the rather charming comedy horror What We Do in the Shadows the job is a film which is truly entertaining, far more so than its tedious precursors. This is chiefly because of its lightness of touch and wit, even though the storyline is hardly humorous, with Thor's evil sister Hela, the goddess of death, marching into Asgard to lay waste to it and then lay claim to what remains. Cate Blanchett clearly has a blast in the role, coming out with a stream of drier than dry observations, and Chris Hemsworth seems to enjoy his character being given more comic licence than before as well. It doesn't have much connection to the actual myth of the twilight of the gods, and is drowning in the usual excessive action and CGI, but at least it does it all with a cheeky wink.

6/10