Comics readers have very particular standards — I first saw the 1994 movie at an unauthorized screening full of fans yelling out their negative comments — and now that the team has entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” has the chance to finally get things right.

First Steps” is the third Marvel movie to hit theaters this year, but it packs way more hidden references and nods than “Captain America: Brave New World” or “Thunderbolts.” It’s not on the same level of Easter eggs as last year’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,

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FIRST STEPS introduces Reed Richards, his wife, Sue Storm, Sue’s brother, Johnny Storm, and their close family friend

Sure, you could watch the Marvel movies in release order. But here's the best way to binge all 37 so far, including "Fantastic Four: First Steps."

New Marvel theatrical releases tend to arrive on Disney Plus about 90 days after they've premiered in cinemas. That's not a hard and fast rule, mind, with Deadpool and Wolverine taking 97 days and Captain America: Brave New World taking 103 days. The most recent movie, Thunderbolts*, has not yet started streaming on Disney Plus.

That judgement is based on the reviews alone. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” has already achieved a rare feat: its debut Rotten Tomatoes rating stands at a solid 86%, making it the first “Fantastic Four” movie ever to earn a “fresh” status. That score even nudges out the new “ Superman ” reboot, which currently sits at 83% on the Tomatometer.

Although the stars of the 2005 Fantastic Four movie don’t show up during the movie like many Marvel fans would have wished, the stars of the 1994 The Fantastic Four film do. The actors, Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, and Michael Bailey Smith appear near the beginning of the movie in a crowd, cheering "Thank you, Fantastic Four!"