As the MCU launches into Phase Six, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” arrives with more than the typical cloak of anticipation—it lands with the weight of history. This is no mere reboot; it’s a reclamation, tasked not only with introducing new faces but with washing away the memory of failed prior film attempts. What emerges under Matt Shakman’s directorial eye is a reinvention rooted in both nostalgia and aspirational futurism—Marvel’s First Family, at last, on the edge of where superhero storytelling can go.