Spotlight REVIEW Movie review: 'Captain America' flails when it should fly BRUCE R. MILLER Feb 20, 2025 Feb 20, 2025 Updated May 8, 2025 0 “Captain America: Brave New World” hits theaters Feb. 14, 2025. Marvel Studios Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Filmgoers shouldn’t have to know anything to enjoy a movie.kAmx?4C62D:?8=J[ 9@H6G6C[ |2CG6= AC@5F46CD 6IA64E 72?D E@ 4@>6 H:E9 2? 6?4J4=@A65:4 <?@H=6586 @7 6G6CJE9:?8 E96:C 4@>A2?J :D 5:D9:?8]k^AmkAm}@H96C6 :D E92E >@C6 6G:56?E E92? :? “r2AE2:? p>6C:42i qC2G6 }6H (@C=5]”k^AmkAm$FAA@D65=J 2 C6D6E @7 E96 r2AE2:? p>6C:42 492C24E6C[ :E 92D D@ >2?J 42==324<D E@ A2DE 7:=>D[ 4@>:4 3@@<D 2?5 D:EF2E:@?D[ :E’D :>A@DD:3=6 E@ 86E 2 3625 @? 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