The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in that challenging and awkward stage where every new movie must somehow not only stand on its own, but also somehow weave its way into the larger MCU tapestry. Ant-Man does an admirable job of balancing those needs, better than even Age of Ultron(which was really more of a bridge to what’s to come rather than a movie in and of its own). Ant-Man establishes its new and quirky hero entirely on his own merits while at the same time hinting at what his role may be
