SHAZAM!
Director David F. Sandberg
Cert 12A 132 mins
We live in the era of the superhero movie. Since at least the release of Iron Man in 2008, comic book intellectual property has functioned as the tentpoles of Hollywood, raking in billions upon billions and pleasing thousands upon thousands.
More than a decade since Tony Stark donned his high-tech suit, superhero movies have simultaneously congealed and atomised. This month’s Avengers: Endgame typifies such congealing. The much-anticipated film is the 22nd and final film in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe – or at least this iteration of it. My head hurts trying to recall the films in the series, much less the characters’ names and motivations.
