The Captain America wing (heh) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has carved out a logical space over the course of its four movies. Sure, they have the whiz-bang action sequences and solid acting performances as the other MCU entries — most of them anyway — but they’re also palpably political thrillers. 

The same is true of the latest entry in Cap’s corner, Captain America: Brave New World, which marks the first film with Anthony Mackie’s Falcon chucking that shield hither and yon. But, without giving too much away, the new movie is kind of like the new Captain America: not as strong as the old one and thus somewhat drained of its impact.

Does that make CA:BNW not enjoyable? Far from it. If you’re generally pleased by Marvel’s output, you’ll likely be generally pleased by this one. Dori and Kpolly both count themselves in that camp, and in this episode they throw around such lofty praise as “very acceptable.” They also dig into the performances from a stellar cast that includes Mackie, Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito and a possibly CGI Liv Tyler.

You can hear all of their thoughts in this very acceptable episode by using the player at the top of the page or by finding Cinebuds wherever you do your podcast-listening.