‘Black Widow’ review: Marvel returns in a thrilling 007-like adventure

When audiences last saw a new Marvel movie — “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” way back in June 2019 — the film began with half the planet returning to Earth after a five-year disappearance (thanks, Thanos) that shellshocked Earthlings dubbed “the blip.”

How appropriate, then, that the MCU restarts with its latest, “Black Widow,” in the wake of our own real-life blip. Better still, it’s a blippin’ good time.