After Endgame, which was the Marvel movie to end all Marvel movies, it's somewhat of a surprise that Far From Home breathes more life into the long-running cinematic universe. Or those of the Spider-Man variety at the very least.
Like being obliged to watch the support band which features a member of the headliners who you really paid to see, Captain Marvel is an adequate starter to the main course that the world is waiting for.
Almost 85 years after the first King Kong movie, the giant gorilla returns to screens in the visually impressive but undeniably hollow Kong: Skull Island.
A handful of excellent performances are welcome, but with a tediously slow story development that rushes to a head scratching conclusion, it's not quite the spectacular finale it could have been.