Four years after the release of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier — which saw Anthony Mackie ‘s Sam Wilson struggling with the title bestowed on him by Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers — the star says Marvel’s latest offering finds the character as “full-fledged Captain America .”

The movie, while intricately connected to all that's come before (epic imprisonments! adamantium! Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes!), works well enough as a prosaic, vigorous, more-stand-alone-than-not adventure that balances shield-bashing,

Brave New World is a perfect example of studio math gone wrong. On paper, the 35th MCU entry should be a sure-fire winner. For a little bit of spice, give a dash of heralded character actors Giancarlo Esposito and Tim Blake Nelson.