The best response to Brave New World’s premise — that Captain America is as essential as ever — is his fellow Avenger’s most memorable line: “Is he, though?”

| May 16, 2025

Too much of the movie looks like scraps from a buffet of good ideas. The final effort isn鈥檛 bad but could have been much better by sticking to the basics and not piling on as much as possible in hope something will stick.

| Original Score: C | May 16, 2025

With cheesy effects, a dour demeanour and a blow-your-socks-off climactic fight, this fourth installment in the Captain America film series is saved from somnolence by Harrison Ford’s twinkly-eyed red giant

| May 16, 2025

... exploring the notions of legacy (the road traveled and the road yet to be paved) in a narrative that’s nowhere near as thrilling as it wants to be yet is no less thoughtful.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 10, 2025

This movie cannot settle down and be what it needs to be in the moment. It is trying to tie back to movies you don't like and don't remember.

| May 8, 2025

It's pretty action-packed and kind of engaging, particularly if you know what's going on -- but you do have to know what's going on. You need to have seen all the other movies.

| May 8, 2025

Whilst it has a lot to say, it never really goes beyond surface level inspection. Mackie gives his all but feels sidelined in favour of the larger MCU story. Uninspired visuals and a lacking ending don't help matters but it was entertaining nonetheless

| May 8, 2025

A hugely boring and unengaging superhero movie with its second-rate patriotic characters. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/10 | Apr 29, 2025

It鈥檚 not quite Captain America: Brave Spew Hurled, but it鈥檚 close. C-minus-level MCU.

| Apr 17, 2025

It tries a little too hard to get things moving in the first act, and it does feel fairly slight overall, a Minor Marvel. But for the majority of its running time, it soars, largely thanks to Anthony Mackie's potent presence.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 4, 2025

The worst part about Captain America: Brave New World is that it merely exists. Apart from its nostalgic roots, this “new” direction is more of the same just with actors and characters that aren’t nearly as interesting as they think they are.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Apr 4, 2025

I had moderately high hopes with Iger back in the fold but this is a confounding experience from pitch to execution. There will likely be worse superhero movies this year but this will likely stand out as one of the more disappointing efforts.

| Original Score: C | Apr 2, 2025

As a major motion picture, CA:BNW is a non-entity, deceptively non-sensical in its spackled, empty-headed narrative. It's unclear what the film is attempting to say other than suggesting the necessity of embracing one's own strengths AND weaknesses.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 20, 2025

Mackie delivers a charismatic performance ... [But] the story sputters where it should soar.

| Mar 20, 2025

There’s some action in the film that’s frankly unforgettable, with a creative spin on a character we’ve seen before.

| Original Score: Half Price | Mar 18, 2025

Cap IV is a... hammer, good for little more than hitting things until all the things are hit. It is not about finesse, or sculpting something beautiful. It just hits, in unsubtle but effective ways, until all the nails have been hammered home.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 17, 2025

It is pretty entertaining – and also nice to see Mackie and Ford with roles they seem to enjoy – it’s also dangerously close in quality to being a direct to streaming viewing rather than a big family IMAX outing.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Mar 15, 2025

There's no excuse for this to be this poorly executed.

| Original Score: D | Mar 15, 2025

Brave New World's kinetic moments of spectacle aren’t enough to make the movie feel like it has anything substantive to say about who Sam is or how his becoming Captain America changes the world

| Mar 13, 2025

A plot without something to say is directionless, and characters without a point of view are doomed to remain one-dimensional. The simple fact is, you can’t make a political thriller devoid of political commentary...

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Mar 9, 2025