Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" starring Florence Pugh has two end-credits scenes. Here's what happens and how they set up the future movies.

The darkness of the film, literally and emotionally, comes from a new baddie, a blacked out figure who forces people to confront the most sinister corners of their past. Thunderbolts* focuses on regret — the idea that even villains maintain a moral conscience that nags at them in their quietest, most humane moments.

Marvel's latest team-building exercise, Thunderbolts* — the asterisk is part of its title for reasons I'll leave you to discover — is a decently effective blend of misfit mercenaries and pop psychology. After a series of Marvel Cinematic Universe misfires, that's at the very least, a relief.