‘Captain Marvel’: The MCU comes of age with a female lead

<p>With its first female-led installment in the Marvel Studio franchise, most people are asking what took so long? But in one corner of the Internet, CAPTAIN MARVEL is a bridge too far, especially for those angered by star Brie Larson's progressive calls for diversity and inclusivity. LA Times film writer Mark Olsen (<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Findiefocus&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ckatie.cooper%40latimes.com%7Cb8a401c79a68448b058708d69dde2208%7Cf7da0482aed242fa80233b240fb6598d%7C0%7C0%7C636869974712727148&amp;sdata=53%2BTP9nECuJT0kPQH5HDyslEc7ot70OW%2Fa8HZayPpzI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">@IndieFocus</a>) is joined by Kenneth Turan (<a href="https://twitter.com/KennethTuran" target="_blank">@KennethTuran</a>),<strong> </strong>Jen Yamato (<a href="https://twitter.com/jenyamato" target="_blank">@jenyamato</a>), Justin Chang (<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FJustinCChang&amp;data=02%7C01%7Ckatie.cooper%40latimes.com%7Cb8a401c79a68448b058708d69dde2208%7Cf7da0482aed242fa80233b240fb6598d%7C0%7C0%7C636869974712737154&amp;sdata=pSrFVhM8R1I9XEITyq27NatdOebNtrOhomZ%2BRCzaGC4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong>@</strong>JustinCChang</a>), Tracy Brown (<a href="https://twitter.com/tracycbrown" target="_blank">@tracycbrown</a>) and Sonaiya Kelley (<a href="https://twitter.com/sonaiyak" target="_blank">@sonaiyak</a><strong> ) </strong>to discuss the politics surrounding CAPTAIN MARVEL and the merits of the film itself -- its indie directors, its '90s nostalgia and its cast, including Reggie, the cat thespian. </p>