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Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan star in 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney.      While the cast made some enjoyable moments, ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ was more of a political demonstration than a superhero, buddy cop-type series. Given that there are still some questions left unanswered and conflicts left unresolved, I would give it a 6/10. ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ takes place after the infamous Blip from ‘Infinity War’, where Sam Wilson/Falcon (played by Anthony Mackie) is wondering if he can handle the mantle of Captain America while also taking care of some family problems, and James “Bucky” Barnes/Winter Soldier (played by Sebastian Stan) is trying to correct the wrongs of his brainwashed killing days. If those aren’t tough enough, maybe the rise of a new Cap named John Walker (played by Wyatt Russell) and the leader of terrorist group Flag Smashers named Karli Morgenthau (played by Erin Kellyman) will give...

Disclaimer: Before you read this, this is a review of a television series that came out over three months ago.   'WandaVision' was quite a spellbinding combination of superheroism, sitcom, and surprises. It had frequent hilarity with the titular duo making homages to numerous past sitcoms while also exhibiting some crazy plot twists. It will keep people going with a lot of questions with what’s going to happen to the remaining Avengers next in the MCU.  Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, uses her powers to resurrect and marry Vision, played by Paul Bettany, and settle down and live a normal life with him. Unfortunately, she’ll have more than her telekinetic hands full as she crosses paths with suspicious neighbors and agents from intelligence organization S.W.O.R.D. trying to discover her secrets.  Given how the show dropped a lot of hints that Wanda’s mind games couldn’t fool everyone, including S.W.O.R.D. Captain Monica Rambeau, played by Teyonah Parris, and tha...