The Diversity Test: Captain America The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

If the Marvel films of 2013 were a disappointment, 2014's two entries were anything but.  Captain America: The Winter Soldier had a somewhat bizarre April release date (I blame the Fast & Furious franchise), so its release threw me off a bit.  And then in that first weekend, the "Hail Hydra" meme exploded, spoiling many who hadn't seen it initially, including myself.  Disappointing as that is, the movie is still spectacular, a huge game changer in the MCU (and Agents of SHIELD, which found some footing once this twist occurred).  Needless to say, after some of the capital the MCU squandered in 2013 was pretty much gotten back with this movie.  And then the next, too...